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December strikes
Keep up to date with all the latest news and analysis on the pension reform strikes in France, which are expected to see huge disruption to transport services around the country from December 5th onwards.
LATEST: Flights, trains, ferries and buses - your questions answered about France's December strikes
French strikes cause second day of widespread transport disruption on Friday
FOR MEMBERS
15 French phrases to use if you get caught up in a strike
FOR MEMBERS
December Strikes in France: 'Expect major disruption that could last until New Year'
Unions in France extend strikes as 800,000 people march against pension reforms
Paris police use tear gas to disperse rioters as tens of thousands protest
Paris transport workers extend strike until Monday... at least
'They are in a difficult situation': Paris commuters show sympathy to striking workers
FOR MEMBERS
Should I cancel my trip to Paris because of the mass strikes in France?
FOR MEMBERS
Here's where demonstrations and closures will hit Paris on Thursday
FOR MEMBERS
EXPLAINED: How the strikes in France have hit transport on Thursday
Strikes leave French shopkeepers fearing another Christmas slump
11 Metro lines to close: How Paris public transport will be crippled by Thursday's strike action
UPDATE: One fifth of flights in France to be hit by Thursday's strike action
Just 10 percent of trains will be running in France on Thursday due to strikes
FOR MEMBERS
'Unlimited' strikes in France in December: What you need to know
Paris police order shops, bars and restaurants to close over fears of violence during Thursday's strike
FOR MEMBERS
Six ways to get around Paris without the Metro
FOR MEMBERS
Striking in France - what are the rules and do strikers get paid?
Why are French firefighters setting up camp in a Paris square?
Can your boss in France force you to come to work when there's a strike?
FOR MEMBERS
'Strikes are the only way to achieve progress in France': French unions justify action to paralyse country
French lorry drivers announce road blocks in fuel tax protest
December strikes in France: Transport firms to draft in reserves but will 'sacrifice' weekend services
French rail operator SNCF begins cancelling trains ahead of major strike
Eurostar warns of cancellations and delays due to December strikes in France
FOR MEMBERS
Nationwide strikes in France: Who is joining in and what are their grievances?
French teachers to join transport workers in December strikes
French trains still disrupted by wildcat strike on Sunday
FOR MEMBERS
Why are French firefighters protesting in the streets?
'There is a crisis': Hundreds of hospitals in France hit by strike action
Louvre reopens after strike action, but only to people with pre-paid tickets
FOR MEMBERS
What we know about the Louvre strike so far (and how long will it last?)
French taxi drivers stage Nice airport strike as Cannes film festival begins
Unions call off planned French pilots strike
How Tuesday's nationwide strikes in France could affect you
2018
How Friday's trade union strike could hit rail services in France
French public sector workers join rail strikers for day of protest
Air France's future in the balance, warns economy minister
Air France to lose €300 million in earnings over strike action
French rail strike weakens but disruption continues
Air France strike: Airline cancels 15 percent of flights on Thursday
One in four Air France flights to be cancelled Tuesday due to strike
French show their fraternity as public donates €500k to striking rail workers
French rail strike hits Monday services and leaves SNCF with '€100 million' bill...so far
French rail workers press ahead with latest two-day strike
Air France cancels one third of flights due to strikes
French government refuses to budge on rail reform
Why talking about France's 'strike culture' is a such sensitive topic
VIDEO: Desperate French passengers climb through windows onto packed trains
French government vows not to back down against striking rail workers
In Pictures: Rail strikes lead to travel chaos across France
'They have to protect what they have': French passengers react to crippling rail strikes
French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike
Air France unions announce new two-day strike
Macron reform drive is make-or-break for French unions
French strikes: The days to avoid train and plane travel in France in April
Air France staff announce two more days of April strikes
Air France cancels a quarter of flights on Friday due to strike action
Paris commuters face Metro and RER transport strike
Scores of Air France flights hit by strike action
French prison unions vote to press on with strike
2017
Paris rail strike hits commuters and airport passengers
Paris commuters and airport passengers to be hit by train strike
Half of Paris risks being hit by rubbish strike
Pilots with French airline threaten to strike over Christmas
Travellers in France warned transport strikes could hit trains and planes
Towns and cities across France hit by mass public transport strike
How France's public sector strike has left scores of flights grounded
Airlines in France may cut flights by 30 percent due to strike
Pilots with French airline set to strike over July 14th holiday weekend
French fuel driver strike could affect weekend trips
Cabin crew with French airline Hop! to stage two-day strike
Air France cabin crew's three-day strike to hit flights this weekend
More flights cancelled as French air traffic control strike rumbles on
Over 400 flights grounded due to French air traffic control strike
French air traffic control strike causes more misery for passengers
Ryanair furious as French air traffic control strike grounds 300 flights
French air traffic control strike set to hit scores of flights next week
The French are going on strike less and less (not fake news)
2016
Pilots with Air France airline Transavia call for Christmas strike
Eiffel Tower closed: workers strike over 'botched' paint job plan
Air France strike grounds 20 percent of flights
Air France passengers set for week of travel misery
Thousands of travellers face seven-day Air France strike
Air France stewards threaten week-long summer strike
Eiffel Tower closes as workers join latest strike
Flights in France hit by air traffic controllers' strike
Air France pilots set for new strikes next week
IN PICTURES: Labour law protests in Paris turn ugly
France suffers as rail strikes drag through sixth day
French rail strike enters third day as Euro 2016 fears ease
Air France pilots vote in favour of 'long strike'
French fuel strikes: A tedious 'tantrum' or a 'sacred' duty?
How the fuel crisis is harming the French economy
Why the French are right to go on strike
Who is to blame for the fuel crisis in France?
French air traffic control unions call for June strikes
Paris transport workers set to stage 'indefinite strike'
Why there's another rail strike in France and more to come
French rail workers announce weekly 48-hour strikes
New strikes hit flights and trains in Paris
French rail services to be badly hit by nationwide strike
So why are the French always on strike?
Trains and flights hit by French transport strike
France braces for transport chaos as one-day strike looms
Paris to be hit by one-day public transport strike
French air traffic controllers justify '42nd strike since 2009'
Flights in France to be hit by air traffic controllers' strike
Chaos at Paris airports as border police strike again
French train strikes to cause 'major disruption'
Paris commuters furious by 'sympathy' strike on RER
French taxi blockades lifted as Valls vows Uber crackdown
Roads blocked and flights cancelled in French strikes
French PM bows to pressure after taxi drivers protest
French taxi drivers: We want égalité and deserve solidarité
Why is there a major national strike in France?
France: Strikes set to bring travel misery
Protesting French farmers block roads in western France
How Uber riled French taxi drivers ahead of Paris protest
So when are the French most likely to strike?
2015
Paris train staff strike over security concerns
Air France sacks four over violent protests
Air France pulls in €480m net profit in three months
Most French 'understand' actions of strikers
Air France workers strike as 2,900 jobs to go
Spain tells France to control its farmers
French leaders should be more like French parents
French farmers block German, Spanish trucks
French strikers provoke more Calais travel chaos
End 'mob rule' by French strikers: UK port boss
French strike action closes Calais port
French air traffic controllers set for strike
French air traffic controllers call for strike
French protests cause Channel travel chaos
Month-long strike over for French public radio
Stranded kids rescued after French air strike
French public radio in crisis as row deepens
Half of French flights to be scrapped on Thursday
French strike to see 40 percent of flights canned
Doctors hit streets of Paris to protest reforms
French union announces plans for new rail strike
Driving schools and cabbies protest in France
Paris commuters face chaos as strike goes on
Doctors in France step up strike action
2014
EasyJet cancels flights in France over New Year
French hospitals braced as more doctors strike
EasyJet hit by New Year strike call in France
EasyJet cancels 40 flights over French strike
French GPs strike: What to do if you get sick
France braces for doctors' Christmas strike
French hospital doctors to join Christmas strike
French train travel rattled by ticket inspector strike
French company bosses to go on strike
French rail strike: Trains to run 'as normal'
Metro and Train strike set for Tuesday in France
French GPs urged to strike over Christmas
Relief as Air France and their pilots strike a deal
Air France: Pilots' strike cost us €500 million
Air France strike boosts easyJet's takings
French workers threaten to blow up factory
Pilots' strike leaves Air France's image 'in ruins'
Air France pilots finally call off record strike
Union makes offer to end Air France strike
'Catastrophic' Air France strike to rumble on
'Pilots' strike shows how France cannot reform'
Striking Air France pilots refuse to budge
French workers strike to protect on-job boozing
Air France strike hits ninth day, no end in sight
Air France pilots reject offer to end strike
Air France strike to continue another week
Air France pilots threaten 'unlimited' strike
Air France strike stretches into third day
Air France strike: Most flights grounded
Air France pilots' strike expected to get worse
Air France pilots set for 'massive' strike
Air France pilots set for week-long strike
Air France strike set to hit holidaymakers
Strike forces Avignon to cancel opening shows
Avignon Festival to open despite strike threat
French airport strike called off by union
'If you don't like strikes stop coming to France!'
French rail reform given green light after strikes
Avignon festival: Why it might not happen
Ryanair tells EU to ban French airport strikes
Airlines told to cancel flights over airport strike
French rail strike slowly runs out of steam
Unions see 'turning point' in ninth day of strike
French rail workers again extend their strike
French rail workers filmed drinking on the job
Tensions mount as French rail strike goes on
French rail strike: Unions extend action again
'We're pissed off': French anger grows over strike
French rail strike extended into Saturday
Rail strike: 'Passengers are being held to ransom'
Strikes force travellers to walk to French airports
Taxi driver strike to add to French travel chaos
French train strike set to cause travel chaos
French rail workers call 'extendable' strike
French airline pilots call off month-long strike
Air France fury over month-long pilots' strike
French airports hit by nationwide strike
Alps tourism chiefs slam planned French rail strike
Air France pilots set to strike during holidays
French teachers to strike over August return
French airports hit by air traffic control strike
2013
Slaughterhouse workers blockade French airport
EasyJet and Ryanair hit by French strikes
Tour de France stage 11: Froome extends lead
Strike closes Mont Saint Michel as Tour rides in
Eiffel Tower closes as workers strike
Guards rebel over record French prisoner numbers
Nationwide rail strike disrupts travel in France
French strikes cause further travel disruption
French airport strike set to cripple air traffic
SNCF strike disrupts morning Paris rush-hour
Paris train strike disrupts morning commute
French unions strike over reform of labour laws
French teachers strike to defend four-day week
French factory workers unite to fight job cuts
France's civil servants stage mass walk-out
Paris teachers strike over increase to school week
2012
Surgeons launch strike over fee accord
Marches across France demand job security
Brittany Ferries set sail again after union deal
Strikes force Brittany Ferries to cancel services
iPhone 5 sales boom as strike threat evaporates
Peugeot workers march against job cuts
Air France-KLM admits overstaffing problems
French spies to stage labour protest
Former Air France boss in cheap ticket row
Half of Air France flights hit on 2nd day of strike
Air France strike likely from Monday
Government moves to cut air travel strikes
2011
Unions agree to end airport security strike
Police sent in to ease holiday airport strike
Plan to deploy police at strike-hit airports
Mediators appointed as strike spreads
Airport strike moves into fourth day
Paris airport security staff go on strike
French job centre staff go on strike
Rail strike set to cause disruptions
Air France faces third day of strike action
Air France warns over Saturday strike turmoil
Strike keeps impressionist museum shut in Paris
Air France strike threat hangs over holiday weekend
French ticket collectors strike after attack
Schools shut as teachers stage mass walk-out
One of two Air France strikes called off
Air France set for holiday season strike
Air Algerie strike leaves thousands stranded
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