Difficult reforms in French public transport

On August 2nd, the French Parliament adopted a bill on the organisation of a minimal service in the case of a strike. The text obliges employees to declare their participation in industrial action 48 hours in advance and allows personnel to be consulted via an anonymous vote as to the development of action after eight days. The weekly doubts the efficiency of these measures, which are defended by the new French president. "A real minimal service would imply a guaranteed service and thus the requisitioning of personnel like in hospitals. ... That is only a small step away from saying that minimal service is little more than a decoy, a step that many are happily taking.  ...  In other words, save requisitioning, there is little chance Nicolas Sarkozy's promises will be kept, despite all sorts of declarations."

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