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This is an archive article published on June 26, 2013

Eiffel Tower workers on strike,monument closed

France’s Eiffel Tower — normally open 365 days a year — shut down

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France’s Eiffel Tower — normally open 365 days a year — shut down Tuesday due to a strike,leaving tourists at the landmark Paris monument stuck on the ground.

The company that manages the tower says the CGT union,which represents most of the Eiffel Tower’s 300 workers,called the walkout in the morning.

It was not immediately clear if the strike would move into a second day.

Company director Nicolas Lefebvre told The Associated Press that management and the union are in negotiations this week over salary raises,company profit-sharing policy and other issues.

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