 Poster: A snowHead
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Incident: Labor union strike and demonstrations
Location: France - Nationwide
Date: Jan. 29
Forecast
French main labor unions - CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC, CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires and Unsa - have called on all French workers, retirees, students and the unemployed to publicly protest the feared negative consequences from the current economic crisis. Demonstrations will take place in all major cities, with the largest in Paris. Participants could number between 500,000 and 1 million. Violence is unlikely but possible; if it occurs, it will likely stay limited.
Workers from virtually all industry branches are to stop working Jan. 29. While strikes by health service, postal and utility company personnel will likely only have small disruptive effects, striking Air France-KLM (AF) airline and national rail (SNCF) personnel will massively disrupt air and train traffic nationwide. Air traffic controllers and ground services at airports will also be massively disrupted as will be local transport nationwide.
Advice
Expect flight cancellations and delays as well as limited availability of rail service. Consider alternate flights or other modes of transportation. Do not rely on public transportation to reach destinations Jan. 29. Avoid all rallies. Expect business closures Jan. 29.
Resources
Air France web site: www.airfrance.us or local country website
SNCF web site: www.infolignes.com/sommaire.php3
SNCF hotline (in France): 3635
As with all strikes of this nature it is very difficult to predict the complete impact and this sitatuion may change at short notice.
Please contact your FCm Team if you have travel concerns. A report will be run to establish travellers who may be affected.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good to see the old traditions being maintained.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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So to protest against tough economic times, they're withdrawing their labour and causing chaos???
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Helps devalue the Euro in that it disrupts the French economy. Odd action to take.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Well if it devalues the Euro then it can't be too bad, it makes it better for us when we go skiing over there 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Hilarious and true to form, striking will help how?????
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oh good- supposed to be going Heathrow- Grenoble Thursday evening to get to la Grave that night- a snowheads chance in hell?
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edsilva, i'm heading to lyon that evening. could be interesting... 
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Will the lift companies be working 
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Nothing from Sleasy about prospective cancellations yet. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I recall that there was something similar last January and that there were signs around the lifts stations saying there might be action - but all seemed to be running on the day. I hope that anyone on here travelling is not inconvenienced too much - it will probably be difficult to get real definitive information till too late.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Only in France. Why didn't the rest of the world think of this? If we all go on strike then things are bound to get better....
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Hey perhaps they know something we don't.............................................Its gonna be a POWDER DAY!!!!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Only in France. Why didn't the rest of the world think of this? If we all go on strike then things are bound to get better.... |
Yep - worked for British Leyland, British Steel, Rover, Peugeot in Coventry..............................
Errr maybe not then
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Boris, our syndicat sent us a memo about the strike, but as far as I know not many people are doing it, so I assume things will be open as usual.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Arno, actually so am I- (thought Grenoble- but not- Lyon)...flying at 19.20
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