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STRIKES * WORLDWIDE
* COMMENT: Strikes hit rail freight in France and Germany
London,UK -Road Transport -16 Nov 2007: -- You may think that the opening of the new high speed rail line from St Pancras to continental Europe opens up a new age of the train... But actually this week has shown rails serious weaknesses, particularly for freight operators... As the new high speed trains from St Pancras arrived in Paris, normal lines in both France and Germany were paralysed by two different rail strikes... According to reports from Germany, major manufactures, suppliers and mail order companies are unable to move goods because so a high proportion of goods travel by train. Audi has had to reduce shifts in Belgium as a result. BMW is reported to have moved cars by road instead of rail. This highlights the vulnerability of rail to strikes and should be a factor when deciding whether to move to rail... Incidentally it is perhaps not the best timing for UK rail freight operator to be purchased by Deutsche Bahn!... It is also worth noting that moving freight by train through the Channel Tunnel has been a disaster. In theory the best way to move heavy goods from Italy, Spain, France or further, should be through the tunnel. But it just does not work, partly because of the lack of cooperation between the various European rail operators... It is far from being the age of the European freight train...
* Germany - Train Strike Halts Passenger, Cargo Service Berlin,Germany -Bloomberg, by Chad Thomas -Nov. 15, 2007: -- Many German passenger and cargo trains stood still today as drivers continued their three-day strike to press for higher wages and better working conditions... Millions of commuters struggled to get to work after Germany's state-owned railway "heavily'' reduced local train services, while manufacturers faced delays and production shutdowns as Deutsche Bahn AG canceled "more than 40 percent'' of cargo traffic... (Photographer: Jochen Eckel/ Bloomberg News - Travellers walk past an empty platform at the main railway station in Berlin, on Nov. 15, 2007)
* South Korea - Unionized truckers decided to withhold their plan to stage a strike early in the morning
Seoul,South Korea -Hani.co -16 Nov 2007: -- Unionized railway workers and truckers Friday decided to withhold their plan to stage a strike early in the morning over wage hike and job security, dispelling concerns over a possible paralysis of the logistics system... Following the decision to put the strike on hold, thousands of unionized rail workers and truck drivers, who had gathered at a Korea Railroad warehouse in central Seoul, returned to work Friday morning... The unionists had planned to launch a general strike at 4 a.m., but withdrew the threat despite unsuccessful negotiations with Korea Railroad and the government...
* Italia - Truck drivers plans week-long strike in December
Rome,Italy -Cargonews Asia (Hong Kong,China) -16 November 2007: -- The association representing around one-third of Italy's truck drivers yesterday vowed to stage a week-long strike in December if the government does not meet a set of demands... Confartigianato Transport represents the owners of around 50,000 long-haul freight trucks, about a third of the total circulating on Italian roads... The strike from December 10 through December 14 has been called due to the high cost of diesel fuel, unfair competition from foreign truck drivers, and the government's failure to deliver promised help to the sector, said Francesco Del Boca, president of the group...
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