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lagatta
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posted 16 January 2006 04:41 PM      Profile for lagatta     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Dockers have staged strikes in several European ports, and have been demonstrating in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Of the some six thousand marchers, only a few hundred are said to be involved in the confrontations.

Dockers' protest action in Strasbourg

More on the strike wave from French daily Libération. (Even if your French is tenuous, there are some great photos): Dockers' strike wave thoughout Europe, confrontations at Strasbourg EU parliament.

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