By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; February 26, 2018
PARIS (AP) — French Prime minister Edouard Philippe has unveiled a plan aimed at making France’s national railway company more efficient ahead of opening the service to competition.
Philippe insisted Monday that SNCF will remain state-owned and ensure “missions of public service” but that recently hired SNCF employees will not benefit from the company’s advantageous special status anymore as regular labor rules will apply instead.
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