Feminists attacked by CGT union goons during Paris demonstration
Submitted by jef costello on Sep 18 2017 10:21
Communiqué following the violent attack on five women by the CGT Service d’Ordre at the demonstration on the 12th of September.
Strike and protests against Macron's employment law
Submitted by jef costello on Sep 12 2017 23:01
Four unions called a general strike for today against French President Macron’s new employment law, this is often referred to as Macron 2 or Macron XXL, because he was behind the last revision referred to as the ‘Loi El-Khomri’ and this new law is even worse.
Bicycle couriers protest Deliveroo pay cut in France
Submitted by oscha on Aug 13 2017 08:47
On August 11th, around 50 delivery workers demonstrated at Republic square in Paris against Deliveroo’s planned rate decrease.
Virino de la Pariza Komuno: A.I. Molok
Informoj pri la virinoj en la Pariza Komuno. Tradukis Ninelina
Class War 04/2016: Paris November 13th 2015, Brussels March 22nd 2016 – Just like an ordinary day in Syria, Iraq, Yemen or Afghanistan…
Submitted by Guerre de Classe on Nov 16 2016 16:19
“The terrorist threat” and militarization of society against the re-emergence of class war
A (very) small example: France and Belgium
Socialism, Cooperative and Republican: Bernard Moss
At the time of the 1848 Revolution in France the dominant form of Socialism was a loose coalition connected with French Republicanism and the Cooperative movement. This article covers there role within the French 19th century workers movement.
June Days: Paris 1848
Submitted by Reddebrek on Oct 23 2016 07:51
Account of the events in June 1848 when the workers of Paris rose up against the conservative republican government and its plans to abolish government supported workshops.
Papon and the killing of 200 Algerians in Paris during 1961
Submitted by Steven. on Oct 17 2016 11:34
A short history of the massacre of scores of Algerians in Paris on 17 October 1961 under the command of a Nazi-collaborating chief of police.
The whitewashing of French forces in the liberation of Paris - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 24 2016 22:26
A short account of how American and British commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris was orchestrated by a “whites only” force.
Images of the French CGT union's 'services d'ordre' stewards
Submitted by rat on May 31 2016 18:31
The goons of the services d'ordre (SO), the stewards of the CGT (Confederation General de Travail) and FO (Force Ouvriere) side with the police to the disgust of many, including members of the CGT and FO. They are taunted with "SO, Collabos" ('service d'ordre, collaborators'). Armed with telescopic batons, pick-axe handles, baseball bats and helmets, these goons act to police the anti-labour law demonstrations. Back in May 1968 the CGT's SO performed the same function, attacking demonstrators and sabotaging the uprising.
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