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A one-day strike by public transport workers across France has left the country with drastically reduced train, bus and metro services. Trade unions held nationwide strikes aiming to protect a pension system that offers them special privileges. With smaller groups voting to continue action into Friday, union leaders will meet on Monday to decide whether to hold more large-scale strikes. But the government has pledged to continue with its pension reform plans. Travellers were urged to postpone their journeys, take the day off or work from home as the protests left the country with drastically reduced train, bus and metro services on Thursday. With only one Parisian subway train in 10 running on most lines, the capital's new Velib self-service bicycle scheme recorded twice as many users than normal.