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In this photo taken with a long shutter and using the zoom during exposure, a train of the SNFC stands on the track inside during a strike at the Gare du Nord train station, in Paris, Thursday, June 2, 2016. Workers at the SNCF national rail authority, whose train service will be crucial to football's Euro 2016 spectators, are on an open-ended strike to protest their working conditions and a controversial government labor reform. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

French nuclear plants, trains on strike over labour bill

PARIS – Workers are on strike at most French nuclear plants and the national rail service to protest the proposed abolition of some labour protections.

Members of the CGT union at 16 of France’s 19 nuclear plants, which provide the majority of the country’s electricity, voted for a one-day strike Thursday. Nuclear plants are required to maintain a minimal level of production even during strikes for security reasons, though some power outages are expected.

Service on high-speed TGV trains and commuter trains was disrupted Thursday for a second day. Some Paris public transport workers also joined the strike, though disruptions were minimal.

Workers have sector-specific demands, but are also tapping into widespread anger at a bill extending the workweek and making layoffs easier.

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