Disruptions expected as French rail strikes pick up Rail traffic in France will be disrupted once again on Wednesday as strikes against national reforms continue. Train drivers and other staff launched the first strikes on April 3 as part of three months of planned stoppages in a bid to force Macron to back down on plans for an overhaul of the heavily indebted state rail operator SNCF. They are set to continue two days out of every five until June 28. SOUNDBITE