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Striking French ferry workers block Eurotunnel for 2nd time

Striking workers invade the Eurotunnel train tracks in Calais, northern France, in a protest against job cuts, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. About 100 striking French ferry workers have blocked train traffic between France and England for a second time in a week. Both freight companies and Eurostar said they were suspending train services on Tuesday after the workers blocked the tracks in the French port city of Calais. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) Striking workers invade the Eurotunnel train tracks in Calais, northern France, in a protest against job cuts, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. About 100 striking French ferry workers have blocked train traffic between France and England for a second time in a week. Both freight companies and Eurostar said they were suspending train services on Tuesday after the workers blocked the tracks in the French port city of Calais. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

By Associated Press June 30, 2015 1 min read

CALAIS, France (AP) – Striking ferry workers invaded the railroad tracks leading to the Eurotunnel linking France and England, and train service across the Channel was suspended until further notice on Tuesday.

Torching tires and blocking traffic, the French workers were protesting expected job cuts in the French port city of Calais linked to Eurotunnel’s sale of its ferry service. Both freight and Eurostar passenger trains suspended service until further notice.

The Eurostar train service carries about 10 million people a year across the English Channel, with summer marking the height of tourist season.

An Associated Press photographer saw the striking workers swarm the tracks on Tuesday afternoon.