French unions have always been trigger happy in their
use of the strike tool. The French rail workers union has announced an especially nasty strike technique, in which
unions announce that they will be holding short strikes over months on end,
giving only very short notice of when their “chosen” days are to take place. In
their attempt to put pressure on their government, they take the rest of the
population hostage. How exactly does that differ from terrorism?
I was planning to go to Paris for a few days at the
end of May. I would have spent money in a hotel, restaurants, taxis, perhaps
even shopped. I am not taking the chance and I will spend the planned break and
money in another country.
In their egoistic quest to fight reforms, the French
are actually harming their own countrymen. Other Frenchmen (and women) will
lose; If business is bad perhaps even fired.
The right to strike is important but it becomes a
problem when the price of the dispute is paid by a third party.
