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Watching The Rugby World Cup? French Strikes Suggest Travel Chaos
06.09.2023 - 17:51 / forbes.com
Thousands of fans traveling to France this month for the Rugby World Cup may be waylaid by plans for several strikes during the tournament, which starts this weekend.
Le Monde reported that the main air traffic controller's union, the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers (SNCTA), is calling for a nationwide strike on 15 September. Unlike the recent strikes to oppose President Macron's pension reforms (to change the age of retirement from 62 to 64 years), these strikes are calling for an increase in pay to keep pace with inflation and for a mandatory annual pay negotiation.
The Rugby World Cup runs from 8 September to 28 October and many of the visitors coming to watch the games from all over the world will undoubtedly arrive by air—EuroNews reported that 2.5 million tickets have been sold and 600,000 visitors are arriving from outside of France. The same union has called for another strike to take place on 13 October.
The matches, which begin with hosts France playing New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris on Friday 8 September, are to be held all over the country, including stadiums in Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux, Marseille, Toulouse, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Nice and Nantes.
Air traffic controller strikes held earlier in 2023 caused immense disruption for visitors, not just traveling to and from France but also on so-called overflights—those that are crossing French airspace, as many flights traveling across Europe do. More than 10 million travelers were affected by strikes in March, for instance, and many of these were not even touching down in the country.
In addition, another syndicate has called for nationwide strikes on Friday 13 October in support of wage increases in line with inflation, as well as for the better distribution of wealth and greater gender equality.
This syndicate groups together several unions (the CFDT, CGT, FO, CFTC, CFE-CGC, Unsa, Solidaires and FSU) who represent transport staff, workers in oil refineries, teachers, civil servants and garbage collectors. It is not yet clear how this nationwide strike will play out.
In addition, Paris' public transport workers are also planning to strike during the Rugby World Cup. EuroNews reported that workers have not been offered increased pay during this period of increased services (although they will receive a bonus).
In addition to strikes across France during this period, the Italian FLAI Trasporti union is planning to walk out on 8 September for 24 hours—this is mostly baggage handlers and ground staff at Italian airports. On 16 September, air traffic controllers are also planning an eight-hour strike across Italian airspace from 10am to 6pm.
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