Record inflation prompts strike action in Europe

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Record inflation prompts strike action in Europe

STORY: Record inflation prompts strike action in Europe DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers' strikes in UK 2. various of train station in France 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FARID, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ALEXIS, Local resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): IVAN, Telecommunications department, SNCF 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (French): ALEXANDRE, Telecommunications department, SNCF 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (French): PASCAL, Local resident 8. various of workers' strikes in UK STORYLINE: Workers in some European countries have taken to the streets in recent weeks, pushed by record-high inflation rates that have eroded the value of their wages. In France, a rail strike has caused mayhem in the run-up to Christmas. The national rail operator SNCF had to cut more than a third of scheduled trains for the Christmas weekend. Many people expressed their concerns over the impact of the strike at a time when millions of people traditionally travel for f

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