The French speaking rail unions have been on strike on 6 and 7 January in protest against the government’s demands that the railway cut costs and workers’ off days. The public transport union CSC Transcom and the railroad workers’ union CGSP Cheminots confirmed that they would go ahead with the planned strikes while Dutch speaking unions decided to negotiate with the Belgian government. The government says it wants to step up ‘productivity’ among rail workers, by enforcing them to work one hour more each week, but unions say working conditions would deteriorate.
English: http://aa.com.tr/en/world/belgian-rail-unions-call-for-strike …
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