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Topic: French unions strike against Sarkozy's pension cutbacks
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unionist
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posted 13 November 2007 11:44 AM
BBC News: quote:
France's national rail workers have begun an open-ended strike called in protest at President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned pension reforms.Rail employees stopped work at 2000 (1900 GMT) in an action expected to affect thousands of commuters. Utility workers are also set to strike. They may be joined by teachers and civil servants on 20 November. [...] ... Prime Minister Francois Fillon ... told parliament: "Millions of French people will be deprived of their fundamental freedom, the freedom of movement and even perhaps to work."
 How quickly they forget: 
Vive les grévistes! À bas Nicholas!
From: Vote QS! | Registered: Dec 2005
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munroe
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posted 13 November 2007 03:59 PM
According to today's Globe, one French Civil servant does not support the strike because in the US, workers don't have such generous retirement benefits and the French need to "harmonize".To the best of my limited knowledge there are countries without the benefits of any retirement. "Harmonization" for all is overdue (I guess). Long live "harmony" (he cried from his rocking chair)! [ 13 November 2007: Message edited by: munroe ]
From: Port Moody, B.C. | Registered: Jun 2007
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