{"id":2134853,"date":"2023-12-27T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T00:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eiffel-tower-shuts-down-as-employees-go-on-strike-on-100th-anniversary-of-founders-death\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T00:31:52","slug":"eiffel-tower-shuts-down-as-employees-go-on-strike-on-100th-anniversary-of-founders-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eiffel-tower-shuts-down-as-employees-go-on-strike-on-100th-anniversary-of-founders-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Eiffel Tower closes due to strike on founder&#8217;s death centenary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feiffel-tower-shuts-down-as-employees-go-on-strike-on-100th-anniversary-of-founders-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2134853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tourists \u2062watch the \u2062Eiffel Tower on Dec. 27, 2023, in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday \u2062because \u2062of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since\u2064 the death \u200dof its creator, \u200dGustave Eiffel. (AP Photo\/Lewis Joly)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>4:18 \u2063PM \u2013 Wednesday, December 27, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The Eiffel Tower has been closed to the public due to a strike by its staff on the 100<sup>th\u2063 <\/sup>anniversary of Gustave \u200cEiffel&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u2064 the \u200d100<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Gustave Eiffel\u2019s death, employees went \u200bon strike ahead of contract negotiations with the city \u2064of Paris, which prompted\u2062 the closure of the Eiffel Tower to the general\u2064 public. <\/p>\n<p>The monument was\u2062 closed \u2062on Wednesday \u2064and it remains unknown when it will open again. <\/p>\n<p>Frustrated tourists \u2062who previously bought tickets\u2062 to enter the 134-year-old tower were notified about the closure and will be alerted through email about their bookings and when they can reschedule.<\/p>\n<p>The strike was launched by the left-wing General Confederation of Labour (CGT) union before contract negotiations \u2063with the City Hall of \u2063Paris, which owns the monument. <\/p>\n<p>The union announced \u200bthat they were demonstrating &#8220;the current way it is managed&#8221; and also mentioned that\u2062 its manager was &#8220;headed for disaster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tourists still have the\u200d ability\u2062 to enter \u2063the glass-enclosed waterfront under \u2064the tower, however, entry into the 984-foot landmark has been shut down until \u200bfurther notice.<\/p>\n<p>The operating company, SETE, has been accused by union leaders of &#8220;heading for disaster&#8221; due to its &#8220;too ambitious and unsustainable&#8221; business model, which is based on an overly-optimistic projection of future ticket\u200d sales revenue and an underestimate of the skyrocketing costs of maintenance and repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The CGT stated \u2062that management said that the business model was\u200d predicated on an &#8220;inflated estimate of\u2064 future visitor numbers&#8221; and underestimating construction costs.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 800 employees work at the Eiffel\u200c Tower every\u200b day and 6,000,000 visitors attend the famous structure every year. According to \u200cthe organization \u200dthat operates the tower, SETE, this makes the site the \u2063&#8221;most visited ticketed monument\u2064 in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HAPPENING TODAY <br \/>FRANCE \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <br \/>Eiffel\u2063 Tower closed as workers strike: &#8216;The tower is more than 130 years and is \u2062starting \u2062to get tired&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Unions said the tower&#8217;s 400 workers are worried about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-wont-block-texas-abortion-law\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Won\u2019t Block Texas Abortion Law\">long-term prospects<\/a> for the monument. &#8216;We have \u2063huge debts. \u200dThe management company needs the\u2026 \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bba4gwUJHS\">pic.twitter.com\/Bba4gwUJHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SANTINO (@MichaelSCollura) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelSCollura\/status\/1740159234363551978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gustave Eiffel was 91-years-old\u2063 when \u2063he died on December 27<sup>th<\/sup>, 1923. He was an ideological entrepreneur and intelligent structural engineer who, when approached to create a symbol of French industrial savoir-faire for the 1889 Universal Exhibition, had just finished working with Eug\u00e8ne Viollet-le-Duc of Notre Dame Cathedral to build\u2063 an iron and steel skeleton for the Statue of Liberty\u200b in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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These visitors will \u200cbe\u200b informed via email about their bookings \u2064and \u200bwhen they can reschedule.<\/p>\n<p>The strike was mainly aimed at protesting the management of the Eiffel \u2062Tower. The CGT union stated that they were demonstrating against &#8220;the current way it is managed&#8221; and expressed concerns that the tower&#8217;s management was &#8220;headed \u200cfor disaster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although tourists can still access the glass-enclosed waterfront under the tower, \u200centry\u2064 into \u200bthe actual landmark \u2063has been shut down until further notice. \u200bThe union \u200dleaders have accused the\u2063 operating company, SETE, of having an overly-ambitious and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penguin-flation-creatures-at-japanese-aquarium-furious-after-zookeepers-forced-to-buy-cheaper-fish\/\" title=\"Penguin-Flation: Creatures At Japanese Aquarium Furious After Zookeepers Forced To Buy Cheaper Fish\">unsustainable business model<\/a>. They claim \u2063that the company&#8217;s projections for future ticket sales revenue are too optimistic and fail to account\u200d for the increasing costs of maintenance and repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b CGT also criticized \u2062the management for basing their business model on an inflated\u200b estimate of future visitor numbers and underestimating construction costs. It \u200cis \u200bworth noting that\u200b the Eiffel \u2062Tower \u200battracts approximately 6 million visitors every year, making it the &#8220;most visited\u2062 ticketed monument in the world,&#8221; according to SETE.<\/p>\n<p>Gustave Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel \u2064Tower, passed away at the age of 91 on\u2064 December \u206227th, 1923. Eiffel was an iconic entrepreneur and intelligent structural engineer. Notably, before embarking on\u200d the construction of the Eiffel Tower,\u200c he had\u200d collaborated with Eug\u00e8ne Viollet-le-Duc of Notre Dame Cathedral to build an iron and steel skeleton for the Statue of Liberty in\u2063 New York.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063of now, it is uncertain \u2063when \u200cthe Eiffel Tower will reopen, but updates will be provided to those affected by the closure. The strike and subsequent closure \u2063highlight the ongoing negotiations and concerns surrounding the management and future of this iconic symbol of French \u2062industry and architectural prowess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 27, 2023, tourists in Paris witnessed the Eiffel Tower closure due to a strike over contract talks. This coincided with the 100th anniversary of Gustave Eiffel&#8217;s death, the creator of the iconic monument. 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