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Paris garbage collectors lift strike threat ahead of Olympic Games
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FILE - A woman walks past a pile of uncollected garbage near Eiffel Tower in Paris, Friday, March 24, 2023. Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital city under piles of junk during the Olympic Games after striking a deal that will improve their pay. Paris City Hall said in a statement on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 it sealed a deal with the workers and that the strike notice covering several days in May and a period from July to Sept. 8 had been lifted - photo by AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File
PARIS (AP) — Paris garbage collectors have lifted the strike notice that threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games. Paris City Hall said Wednesday it had sealed a deal with the workers and that the strike notice covering several days in May and a period from July to Sept. 8 had been lifted. The Paris Olympic Games will take place July 26-Aug. 11, followed by the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics.