fact that it sucked trying to get anywhere.
Taxi drivers were extremely happy about the lines, more fares, sad about
the fact that roads were jammed but delays in travel time = more fares
Hotels raised room rates to extend stays. Eventually the strike was
resolved and things went back to normal.
:-)
Haggerty, Mike wrote:
> You know what, I admire any nation that gives its citizens so much
> freedom they can shut down the entire nation any time they are not happy
> about their salary.
>
> In Kuala Lumpur, it is exactly the opposite. You join a union in prison
> after you go to jail for 20 years for criticizing the status quo.
>
> Where nations draw the line between personal freedoms and national
> interests is always an interesting topic. I like to think that, despite
> America's flaws, we do a better job than most in drawing the line.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William H Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:18 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Fined 613 Million?!
>
> What's more, in general when a particular union strikes in France,
> sympathetic unions will stage strikes as well as was the case in June of
>
> last year. When I arrived at Charles De Gaul airport for a series of
> meetings in France there was an hour long queue for cabs because the
> rail workers were on strike, as were the bus drivers. baggage handlers
> and other transportation unions (general transportation stike) went out
> while I was there and almost shut down the airports completely.
>
> suuuuuuuucked!
>
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