Train drivers launched a nationwide strike

As previously announced, train drivers organized by the unions CGT and SUD launched a nationwide strike on the night of 5 November 2008. The action caused disruption to high-speed and regional services, as well as commuter services in the Paris area, on 6 November. Only half of the high-speed TGV trains in western parts of France are running; however, other areas of the country have been slightly less affected, with 75 percent of services running. In addition to affecting travel within France, up to four TGV trains to Belgium have been disrupted. The labor action, which aims to protest scheduling changes for freight train drivers, is scheduled to last until 7 November.