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Confédération Général du Travail (CGT)

Day of Action in Paris: Red Vests meet Yellow Vests

On Friday, some 15,000 workers demonstrated throughout Paris. The trade unions called this a "Day of Action" – but they are refusing to organize a strike alongside the Yellow Vest movement.

Nathaniel Flakin

December 14, 2018

France: Union Delegates Call on the CGT Leadership to Join Yellow Vests

On the eve of a demonstration planned by the CGT for Friday, December 14, activists called for the CGT leadership to actively support the “Yellow Vests” movement.

Left Voice

December 14, 2018

VIDEO: Voices of Resistance in France

Simon Zamora Martin spoke to French activists and combative workers about their struggle

Special Coverage: Revolt in France

The latest on the resistance to the labor reforms in France.

Left Voice

June 17, 2016

One Million Demonstrate in the Streets of Paris

The massive demonstration, with its fighting, combative atmosphere, was easily the largest mobilization against the government’s labor reform to take place in the last three months.

Workers’ Combativeness Throws Bourgeoisie into Disarray

'What if the French soccer team went on strike?' So went the June 10 editorial of pro-business French newspaper, Les Echos, giving away the writer’s confusion and shock at the persistence and continuity of protests against the labor law.

Juan Chingo

June 15, 2016