Sarah Menai, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 7:42 p.m., December 26, 2022
This Monday, due to a strike by British railway workers, the link between London and France is at a standstill.
The movement concerns the manager of the Eurostar rail network.
Faced with this, the cross-Channel transport company had to remove 43 trains for the day.
This strike is happening across the Channel but has very concrete consequences in France.
British rail staff walk out and no Eurostar runs between London and France.
Inflation has soared and is close to 11% in Great Britain.
So the movement to demand wage increases finally broke out on Monday.
An unusual event among our British neighbors that confuses travelers.
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At Saint-Pancras station in London, opinions are divided between incomprehension and anger.
For several days, all the stations in the country have been idling.
In the capital of the United Kingdom, the British, unaccustomed to strike movements, are forced to adapt.
"We weren't told, no notice, nothing. And now they won't even refund our tickets. My girlfriend is trying to go see her dad for Christmas and she can't make it. Honestly it's horrible", laments an English user.
British railway workers are all asking for the same thing: an inflation-indexed salary increase.
This flirts with 11% in the United Kingdom.
Network Rail union representative Kevin Groves admits the disruption is not helping anyone.
"This strike has a major impact on passengers, but also on the rail network manager who loses tens of thousands of pounds a day. Every time there is a strike, the whole rail industry suffers", he points out.
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For now, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refuses to give in.
The standoff is therefore engaged.
A question arises: how long will it last?