Thursday, March 22, 2018 6:39:16 PM
French President’s Next Target: The Railroads. Strikes Loom.
"The Radical Centrism of Emmanuel Macron"
By ALISSA J. RUBINMARCH 21, 2018
Employees of the French rail operator SNCF working on the tracks near the Gare de l’Est train station
in Paris. Credit Joel Saget/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
PARIS — The soaring 19th century train stations that grace French cities are an iconic image of the nation. Even France’s vaunted high-speed TGV is more than a train; it is a symbol of French planning and ambition, a riposte to an American vision of individualism embodied in the automobile.
But if France’s young president, Emmanuel Macron, has made one thing clear, it is that he is not afraid to shake up France and take on its venerable institutions.
Now it is the turn of the heavily subsidized and deeply indebted French rail system.
Mr. Macron says he wants to erase the railway workers’ special status, which gives them more generous benefits than almost any other workers, including a guarantee of early retirement.
In doing so, he has set himself a new and formidable challenge...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/world/europe/france-railways-strike.html
"The Radical Centrism of Emmanuel Macron"
By ALISSA J. RUBINMARCH 21, 2018
Employees of the French rail operator SNCF working on the tracks near the Gare de l’Est train station
in Paris. Credit Joel Saget/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
PARIS — The soaring 19th century train stations that grace French cities are an iconic image of the nation. Even France’s vaunted high-speed TGV is more than a train; it is a symbol of French planning and ambition, a riposte to an American vision of individualism embodied in the automobile.
But if France’s young president, Emmanuel Macron, has made one thing clear, it is that he is not afraid to shake up France and take on its venerable institutions.
Now it is the turn of the heavily subsidized and deeply indebted French rail system.
Mr. Macron says he wants to erase the railway workers’ special status, which gives them more generous benefits than almost any other workers, including a guarantee of early retirement.
In doing so, he has set himself a new and formidable challenge...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/world/europe/france-railways-strike.html
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