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This sort of event makes me proud. There are people willing to ban together to make a united and loud front to challenge a government. Props to la SNCF for joining the students. I bet my mother will be renting about this on our next phone call.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/03/28/france-strike060328.html
Many parts of France were paralyzed Tuesday by strikes and protests aimed at overturning a new youth employment law that will make it easier to fire young workers. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in towns and cities across the country for a one-day national strike organized by France's powerful trade unions. Some of the larger rallies occurred in:
Marseille in southern France, where a crowd estimated at 250,000 turned out.
Grenoble in eastern France, where 60,000 gathered.
Pau in southwestern France, where 40,000 protesters were reported.
In Paris, 4,000 police officers were deployed in advance of the strike, which is the sixth major protest against the employment law this month.
French President Jacques Chirac cancelled a foreign trip, the Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and many newspapers failed to publish editions. The strike caused delays on commuter trains and flights. Workers at the national railway system, SNCF, walked out Monday evening in advance of the day of protest over the so-called Contract for a First Job. Students and unions want the government to withdraw the measure, which will allow employers to fire people under 26 without cause during a two-year trial period. The government has refused. ( Read more... )
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/03/28/france-strike060328.html
Many parts of France were paralyzed Tuesday by strikes and protests aimed at overturning a new youth employment law that will make it easier to fire young workers. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in towns and cities across the country for a one-day national strike organized by France's powerful trade unions. Some of the larger rallies occurred in:
Marseille in southern France, where a crowd estimated at 250,000 turned out.
Grenoble in eastern France, where 60,000 gathered.
Pau in southwestern France, where 40,000 protesters were reported.
In Paris, 4,000 police officers were deployed in advance of the strike, which is the sixth major protest against the employment law this month.
French President Jacques Chirac cancelled a foreign trip, the Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors and many newspapers failed to publish editions. The strike caused delays on commuter trains and flights. Workers at the national railway system, SNCF, walked out Monday evening in advance of the day of protest over the so-called Contract for a First Job. Students and unions want the government to withdraw the measure, which will allow employers to fire people under 26 without cause during a two-year trial period. The government has refused. ( Read more... )
