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Tuesday 28th March could see strike action by one and a half million workers across more than nine different unions. The strike has been provoked by an attack on the local government pension scheme, with the labour government planning to increase the age workers can retire at.

Here we are pleased to publish a first hand account of one of the first wave of students who occupied Sorbonne University.

As morning demonstrations take place across France, youths blockade motorway.

More universities occupied as schools begin to be shut down against the CPE.

Le Figaro is tonight (Wed 15 March) reporting that the students union UNEF counts 64 universities out of 84 universities blocked.

A round up of just some of todays developments.

New photos of events in Paris this week. Photos are being added every few hours so please check libcom.org/gallery for the latest additions.

Reports from across the country of yesterday's students' day of action against the CPE.

Reports and eyewitness accounts of different universities across Paris.

45 universities shut down in protest at the new CPE employment law.

College de France briefly occupied after 3000 join spontaneous march through Paris.

For the last few days hundreds of student repesentatives have been debating CPE, and how best to oppose it.