France began massive transport strike.

France began massive transport strike and the Public Employment, caused by global financial crisis, reports AFP. All the main trade unions called for its members not to go to work and join the street protests against the policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The strike disrupted public transport throughout the country. In addition, because of the strikes had been closed many schools. It is estimated that trade unions, go 40 per cent of all railway workers, a third of teachers, a quarter of postal workers and 23 per cent of staff in the electricity industry.
Because of the strikes had been canceled a third of all flights in the second-largest airport of Paris Orly. The remaining flights were sent to a half delay. In Paris, worked only 75 percent of the metro and 85 percent of buses. In the Marseille subway was closed, and in Lyon - operating at half its normal capacity.
However, protests and strikes were not as extensive as expected, and the French urban transport system was not completely paralyzed.
The crisis in France led to the devastation of companies and increased unemployment. Employees fear that they will have jobs to pay for the economic recession, which they believe arose because of "greedy bankers" and the failure of the policies of market capitalism, which is supported by Sarkozy. The main requirement is to ensure the union of social protection of citizens of the state.