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PARIS (AP) — Travelers beware: French labor unions plan a string of strikes in the coming days that will target trains, the Paris subway system, ports and possibly airports. Unions are tapping months of public anger over a labor bill that would make it easier for employers to fire workers and lengthen the working week. They're hoping the timing of the walkouts, which start with train service Tuesday, will increase pressure on the government to withdraw the bill: They're happening just as France prepares to host the month-long Euro 2016 European soccer championship, which begins June 10 and is expected to draw 2.5 million people to stadiums around the country. Signs emerged in recent days that both sides might be ready for compromise, after Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke with the head of the CGT union, whose hard-left flank is leading the protest movement. The degree of strike-related chaos will depend on how many workers take part.Read more on NewsOK.com