Railway workers cast their ballots as they vote about the strike at the Nice railway station on the second day of a nationwide strike by French SNCF railway workers in Nice, France, April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday he would not back down on plans to overhaul the state-run SNCF railways, as the pro-reform CFDT labour union said it would take part in a further wave of strikes starting on Sunday.
Philippe reiterated that he would not enter into talks over how much of the SNCF's debt of 46 billion euros (£40.2 billion) the government would soak up until progress was made on the future organisation of the SNCF and employee rights.
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