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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (1249)	6/5/1998 3:14:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12810

New nomination... outside SI The French Air-Plane Pilots Union. They go on strike, days before the start of the World Cup..... Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.... Well the French always work hard at it, they deserve it anyway, this time they are doing it to themselves.... msnbc.com more: pathfinder.com Excerpt: "...FO Secretary General Marc Blondel said Sunday that unless union demands were met, the truckers would protest during the World Cup and called on the public to back them. ''If people are worried about the Cup, why don't they give us a hand and put pressure on the federation of transport managers,'' he said in an interview on Europe 1 radio station. French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin appealed for unions not to damage France's image during the forthcoming soccer match, but Blondel dismissed the idea of a month-long truce during the World Cup. ''I want France to present a good image of itself, especially by having a small number of unemployed and good salaries,'' Blondel said. The pilots have also shown no intention of holding off from striking. They accuse management of deliberately timing their wage cut to coincide with the World Cup in the hope that a sense of duty will prevent staff from walking out. Air France says its pilots earn 40 percent more than their counterparts in Germany's Lufthansa and has offered shares in the company if they accept wage cuts. Despite Sunday's strike, Air France managed to avert serious delays at Nice airport in the south of the country, which enjoyed its busiest day of the year Sunday after the end of the Cannes film festival and the Monte Carlo Grand Prix." And if you want to join the discussion about the World Cup.... Subject 21204 (paid advertisement). Z.