https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French rail workers are gearing up for another day of strikes on Friday July 6th. Here's what you need to know about how train services will be affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180705/french-rail-strikes-how-fridays-walkout-is-set-to-affect-you Thu, 05 Jul 2018 19:06:10 +0200 french-rail-strikes-how-fridays-walkout-is-set-to-affect-you Rail strikes are continuing to hamper train services in France. Here is the latest information on the long-running rail strikes in France, a look at how much disruption they are causing and when it will all end. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180523/the-latest-information-ongoing-french-rail-strikes-members Wed, 23 May 2018 16:04:23 +0200 the-latest-information-ongoing-french-rail-strikes-members French rail workers continue their latest two-day strike on Thursday. Here's what we know about how train services will be affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180419/french-rail-strikes-how-will-services-be-affected-on-thursday Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:19:42 +0200 french-rail-strikes-how-will-services-be-affected-on-thursday Can I still get a train in France on a strike day? What if I need to exchange my ticket or get a refund? Hopefully this will answer some of your questions about the French rail strikes if you are due to travel over the coming weeks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180418/french-rail-strikes-what-can-i-do-if-im-due-to-travel Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:12:10 +0200 french-rail-strikes-what-can-i-do-if-im-due-to-travel French rail workers are gearing up for another two-day strike set to take place on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th of April. Here's what we know about how train services will be affected on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180418/how-the-french-rail-strikes-will-affect-services-on-wednesday Wed, 18 Apr 2018 11:04:46 +0200 how-the-french-rail-strikes-will-affect-services-on-wednesday The latest wave of France's rolling rail strikes got underway Friday, but with lighter disruption than last week as President Emmanuel Macron vowed to win his high-stakes battle with unions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/french-rail-strikes-ease-as-macron-vows-he-wont-back-down Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:22:31 +0200 french-rail-strikes-ease-as-macron-vows-he-wont-back-down French rail workers began another two-day rolling strike on Friday which has hit services across the country. But President Emmanuel Macron has vowed he will not back down. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/french-rail-strike-update-trains-cancelled-on-thursday-as-macron-stands-firm Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:49:17 +0200 french-rail-strike-update-trains-cancelled-on-thursday-as-macron-stands-firm French rail workers have threatened to intensify their rolling strikes after a "painful" six-hour meeting with the government. Meanwhile opinion polls suggest the majority of the French do not support the strikers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180406/french-rail-workers-threaten-to-up-strike-stakes Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:39:30 +0200 french-rail-workers-threaten-to-up-strike-stakes Faced with severe disruption to train services due to rail strikes French workers were having to get inventive to find other solutions to get to work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180403/how-do-the-french-get-to-work-during-rail-strikes Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:36:19 +0200 how-do-the-french-get-to-work-during-rail-strikes After 19 hours of tense negotiations there are hopes that the rail strikes that have caused widespread travel chaos can be called off. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160607/hopes-raised-that-french-rail-strikes-will-be-called-off Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:14:57 +0200 hopes-raised-that-french-rail-strikes-will-be-called-off While rolling rail and fuel strikes have caused travel misery for many in France, the locals are still supportive of those causing the disruption. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160602/are-the-french-sick-of-all-the-strikes-not-at-all Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:44:02 +0200 are-the-french-sick-of-all-the-strikes-not-at-all UPDATED: A rolling strike by French rail workers on Wednesday caused travel disruption for many as around half of train services were cancelled across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160601/strike-to-see-cancellations-of-halve-french-trains Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:13:34 +0200 strike-to-see-cancellations-of-halve-french-trains