The launch of the Léman Express, a network of new train links between the Switzerland and neighbouring France, is threatened by a strike by French train workers, according to the newspaper Le Messager. © Arseniy Rogov | Dreamstime.comFrench unions are demanding French staff be paid more, pointing to the difference between their pay and that of their Swiss counterparts, who are on higher salaries. We could, for example, serve Annemasse with Swiss drivers if staff at this station were not on strike. The new cross-border train service has created an additional 142 jobs in France. More on this:Le Messager article (in French) – Take a 5 minute French test nowFor more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Source: Le News December 13, 2019 11:37 UTC