Pensions? What pensions? Legal battle with steel firm Major legal battles have been taking place regarding private pension funds and the protections being offered to workers.
2,000+ invade Gare de Lyon train station, Paris tf1 is reporting that over a thousand youths have invaded the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Le Figaro is now putting the number involved…
Swedish syndicalist postmen black extreme right-wing propaganda On Monday the 27th of March the postal workers syndicate of the Stockholm area, affiliated to anarcho-syndicalist union the SAC, refused to deliver extreme right-wing propaganda from the party Nationaldemokraterna - the National Democrats.
UK: 1 million workers strike to defend pensions Tuesday 28th March 2006 saw over a million workers take part in the largest one day strike in Britain since the general strike of 1926.
CPE protests: Blockades across France Brief reports of the road and rail blockades across the country last Thursday 28 March, and updates on the mushrooming high school occupations as…
Anti-CPE Movement: Caen motorway blockade, 30th March 2006 Photos of the Caen motorway blockade on 30th March 2006 by anti-CPE protestors. Photos from http:/…
Anti-CPE Movement: Gare de Lyon, Paris, 30th March 2006 Photos of the blockade by 2,000 anti-CPE protesters of the Gare de Lyon in Paris on 30th March 2006.
"It’s the little grains of sand which jam the machine" A tract distributed in front of France Telecom in Bercy, Paris agitating for a wildcat general strike against the CPE.
Opposition grows as 83% now oppose CPE A new survey by pollsters CSA shows that 83% of the French are now opposed to keeping the CPE.
France protests: Latest developments A round-up of the latest news of the struggle against the French CPE employment law, including school occupations and road blockades.
Liberation looks at how the crisis might now unfold An article from today's Liberation which analyses the state of play amongst the major players in the French political crisis as the youth revolt grows.
Unions call for another day of strikes and protests The main trade unions, along with the high school and student bodies, have decided to call for a new day of strikes and demonstrations for next Tuesday 4 April.
