France shifts from striking to marching
by E Wayne Ross on March 25, 2009
International Herald Tribune: France shifts from striking to marching
PARIS: French strikes aren’t what they used to be.
In December 1995 and November 2007, unions brought all transportation to a standstill across the country for more than a week. Thursday, in a one-day strike by the same eight unions, metros in Paris and Marseille ran normally, most Air France-KLM Group flights took off on time, and fewer people struck at French schools and government offices than in previous actions.
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France shifts from striking to marching
by E Wayne Ross on March 25, 2009
International Herald Tribune: France shifts from striking to marching
PARIS: French strikes aren’t what they used to be.
In December 1995 and November 2007, unions brought all transportation to a standstill across the country for more than a week. Thursday, in a one-day strike by the same eight unions, metros in Paris and Marseille ran normally, most Air France-KLM Group flights took off on time, and fewer people struck at French schools and government offices than in previous actions.
Tagged as: France, Strikes & Labor Disputes