kilometres of track were damaged, both the unions and the President condemned these acts. On 21 November, the CGT called for the strikes to stop as the government has allegedly agreed to negotiate. An opinion poll published in the Figaro estimates 2/3 of the French are against the strike, and the Ministry of Economy declared that the strike was costing the French economy €400 million a day and SNCF €100 million a day. According to the SNCF, the operator of the national train lines 23% of their staff were still on strike, while the RATP operating the Paris Métro, and some suburban trains claimed 16% of their staff were on strike. However the service on the Parisian trains and Métro was still below 25% because most of the strikers were train drivers. On 21 November the number of strikers continued to diminish, and talks were engaged in-between the government and the unions. Strikes continued on 22 November with the numbers of strikers still diminishing, and public transport was still heavily affected. Following a day of ongoing talks with the government, 42 of the 45 union committees voted to stop the strike, and the RATP and SNCF announced almost normal levels of service for 23 November, with in-between 70 and 100% of public transport services running. It is said talks could last for a month. Planned strikes Several additional strikes were also planned. Among them are: 29 November 2007 – Employees of the justice system. Telecommunications workers and bankers have also scheduled strikes. See also 2006 labour protests in France May 1968 References 2007 labor disputes and strikes 2007 in France Contemporary French history Labor disputes in France Strikes