Monday 16th - French Transport Workers strike?
Monday 16th - French Transport Workers strike?
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Freddie328

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687 posts

230 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Anyone heard anything about this? Apparently it's been on French radio.

E36GUY

5,907 posts

247 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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That'll be good timing.

[AJ]

3,079 posts

227 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Does anyone know how will this affect us and to what extent? Is this just busses, trains and trams etc, or will this also effect the ferry back?

rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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First i'd heard of this. If it is supposed to be affecting the ferries there could be a lot of French strikers with sore noses...

Freddie328

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687 posts

230 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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It would appear that the French lorry drivers are planning a series of rolling road blocks on Monday.

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualites/social/2...

Matt Harper

7,026 posts

230 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Correct, Freddie - not transportation workers, but truck drivers - and fishermen. Was worried about this, as I have a train-ride back to the airport early on Tues morning. My parents live near Le Mans and they made some enquiries when I read the OP's warning.
Could be some snarl-ups for those heading back to the channel ports on Monday, using Autoroutes. Maybe a good opportunity to get nostalgic and use RN138.

andy_vtec

355 posts

270 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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English translation: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%...

doesn't say much about "operation snail". Will have to play it by ear / N roads

Freddie328

Original Poster:

687 posts

230 months

Friday 6th June 2008
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Freddie328 said:
It would appear that the French lorry drivers are planning a series of rolling road blocks on Monday.

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualites/social/2...
Lets hope they don't do a comprehensive job like blockading the ports and all roads, except those with grass growing out of the middle. Paris had 200 Km of queues around it earlier this week for something similar!!

amazon

3,704 posts

240 months

Saturday 7th June 2008
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Bump

*Kosta*

911 posts

232 months

Monday 9th June 2008
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Anymore news on this?