November 22, 2005
STINKIN' IMMIGRANTS:
Strike cripples French railways (BBC, 11/22/05)
Rail workers in France have begun a national strike, crippling the rail network for at least 24 hours.As many as two-thirds of trains stopped running as commuters tried return home on Monday night.
Unions are striking to protest against any privatisation of the rail network, despite government assurances.
France's Muslim youth won't destroy the nation, just deliver the coup de grace. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 22, 2005 7:10 AM
Comments
As some wag said, you couldn't make up this stuff!
Posted by: erp at November 22, 2005 8:59 AMPerhaps Sarkozy could offer to replace all the transit employees with immigrants. After 2 or 3 months of rough going, it should work out fine.
Posted by: ratbert at November 22, 2005 10:39 AMWhat hope is there for a country where unions have this much power amidst double-digit unemployment?
Posted by: Matt C at November 22, 2005 11:25 AM