FRANCE-TRANSPORT-LABOUR-UNION

French Prime minister Edouard Philippe (L) stands next to French Transports Minister Elisabeth Borne as he gives a press statement following a meeting with union representatives over the planned overhaul of French national railway operator SNCF at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on May 25, 2018. - The French government has agreed to absorb 35 billion euros in debt from the state railway SNCF, union officials said on May 25, raising the chances of an end to nearly two months of strikes. (Photo by JACQUES DEMARTHON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP via Getty Images)