Belgian railway workers strike, nine days fewer trains

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As of tonight, there are fewer trains running in Belgium. The small railway union OVS will stop working for nine days, and the members of the Autonomous Syndicate of Train Drivers union will also strike for five days from Sunday. The railway workers are on strike because, among other things, they disagree with the government's plans for pension reforms. For example, they think the increase in the retirement age of train staff is unjustified and …

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It is a long week of hard work that awaits some CFL users. SNCB has announced that a trade union action will lead to a strike in Belgium "particularly" disrupting the traffic of trains in Luxembourg. These inconveniences will start from this Friday 10 p.m. and are expected to continue until Sunday 2 March included. "The CFLs will take care to integrate ...

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As a result of the pension reform, SNCB is planning severe traffic disruptions from Friday night. Eurostar has also cancelled trains.