CPE
Coverage and analysis of the successful struggle against the French Contrat Première Embauche (Contract of First Employment) law, which would have permitted large employers to sack 18-26 year-old workers without notice, and without explanation.
More UMP party offices vandalised while Bishops declare support
An update from one of our correspondent about vandalism in Montpellier and bishops acknowledging the suffering of French youth.
Around sixty students and high-school pupils vandalized the premises of UMP at Montpellier on Wednesday the 5th April. Furniture, posters and the post mail were thrown on the pavement at Assas avenue. The police noticed several inscriptions in the UMP premises relating to the anti-CPE movement : “Sarko tyrant” “the youth has spoken, listen to it”.
Rennes postal workers take short strike action in solidarity with blockades
Postal workers take short wildcat strike action in support of sorting office-occupying anti-CPE demonstrators.
Ouest France in Brittany report from postal sorting office in Rennes:
Spain: Thousands march against new labour laws
As millions fight new employment laws in France, last week 5,000 people marched in Madrid against new proposed labour reforms in Spain.
On Saturday 1st April the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist trade union, the CNT, held a demonstration and workers arrived in buses from all over the country to attend.
CPE: Youths give lesson in solidarity
News of transport blockades mostly by high school pupils and young people.
Guingamp in Brittany
Photos from Gare du Nord yesterday
Photos just in of the blockade by around 2,000 students and high school pupils of Gare du Nord yesterday.
See the full set at libcom.org/gallery.
Originally posted at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zulunation/
7 April: Demonstrators injured in Paris as blockades continue
France protests news roundup from 7 April, including a car ploughing into demonstrators, office occupations and blockades.
Demonstrators injured in Paris
From the BBC:
Cyril Ferez out of coma
News just in, postal worker Cyril Ferez, seriously injured by police during a protest on 18th March is out of a coma.
The unionist of Sud-PTT, Cyril Ferez, seriously injured during a protest against the CPE, 18th March Place de la Nation in Pars, has come out of his coma it was announced on Thursday by the spokesperson of the paris Hopital.
"Mr. Ferez's mental neurological condition is contintuing to impove, has has come out of his coma" said the spokesperson.
Anti-CPE Movement: Occupations
Assorted photos of occupations from the French anti-CPE movement in 2006.
Anti-CPE Movement: graffiti and banners
Pictures of graffiti and banners during the revolt against the CPE in France.
Anti-CPE Movement: Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous unsorted photos from the anti-CPE movement in France, 2006.
