French Taxi Drivers Set to Strike on Monday

Several thousand taxis have protested throughout France at the call of their unions to protest against a tariff reform.

Hundreds of taxi drivers are mobilizing this Monday, May 19 in Paris and the Île-de-France region, in the framework of the so-called “caracol” operation on the A6 and A13 motorways, generating significant traffic withholdings, especially in the Yvelines region. The central protest takes place in Raspail Boulevard, in the 7th district of Paris, where taxi drivers are concentrated from morning hours and are planning to go to the Ministry of Transp…

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French taxi drivers set to strike on Monday

Unions representing French taxi drivers have called for demonstrations on Monday in an ongoing fare dispute - with the action expected to be especially well supported in Paris and the south-west town of Pau.

Taxis are on strike throughout France to protest against the new pricing of patient transport.

The gatherings are planned "a little bit throughout the territory", especially in the large agglomerations and more particularly in Paris boulevard Raspail, in the district of the ministries, and in Pau, city of Prime Minister François Bayrou