US EditionFrench airport worker unions call for strike week before Paris Olympics
- French airport worker unions have called for a strike the week before the Paris Olympics over a dispute about staff bonuses.
- The CGT, CFDT, FO, and UNSA unions demand an Olympics bonus for all staff, criticizing the chief executive's decision to only reward certain personnel.
- The strike is scheduled for July 17, just before the Olympics, which will impact the main entry points for foreign visitors and athletes.
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Several unions within the company that manages the operation of airports serving Paris, Groupe ADP, called on Monday for a strike for July 17, about ten days before the opening of the Olympic Games, demanding a bonus for this busy period “for all staff”, AFP reports, quoted by Agerpres.
On Wednesday, July 17, nine days before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris, French airports are likely to be crippled by a strike. It was called by French airport unions over a dispute over pay for airport employees for increased workload precisely in connection with the Olympics.
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