They also block gasoline stations. Other workers demonstrate in the streets, as several hundred did in Paris Tuesday, ensuring that any bus service still operational is sidelined along the parade route. Newspapers Wednesday painted the transit strikes as a partial success at best. Some lines of the Paris Metro and suburban train lines functioned normally, others ran slowly and others not at all. Buses also ran partial service.
More strikes are in the offing.
Hospital personnel are expected to demonstrate Thursday and may commence a national strike, though their complaints are not just about the 35-hour workweek. Next up on the strike calendar is tax inspectors, who are threatening to go out later this month. Taxes in France are due Feb. 15.