France Enters Second Month of National Strike

As union leaders negotiate with the government behind the backs of their rank and file, France’s workers continue to strike against Macron’s plan to overhaul the pension system. Yesterday’s national day of action occurred alongside a 96-hour blockade of eight oil refineries around the country and brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets.

Prospects of the General Strike in France

The success of the December 5 national strike and its continuation, as well as the renewal of the strike in several strategic sectors such as transportation, show a qualitative leap in the class struggle in France and perhaps even globally.

Mass Mobilizations in France Against Macron’s Pension Reform

This Wednesday, the French government unveiled the details of its proposed pension reform. Tuesday marked the second day of mass mobilization, while an ongoing general strike had already paralyzed the country for six days.

Five Things You Should Know About the Ongoing General Strike in France

France’s major unions have agreed to extend the general strike through Thursday, in defiance of President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to overhaul the pension system. Students and activists are joining striking workers in mobilizations against the government. As it enters its sixth day, here’s what you need to know about the general strike currently rocking France’s major industries.

France Paralyzed by Largest General Strike in Decades

A general strike began in France today against President Emmanuel Macron's sweeping pension reform. The strike has been called by unions representing railway and transport workers, hospital workers, teachers, firefighters, and students. The biggest of its kind in decades, the strike currently paralyzing France is expected to continue through the week.

Fighting Islamophobia in France and Beyond: For an Anti-Racist, Internationalist Feminism that Fights Against All Forms of Violence!

Activists from Du Pain et des Roses published this statement to denounce the current Islamophobic wave in France. Their statement is in defense of a revolutionary, anti-racist, internationalist feminism, and against a bourgeois and racist feminism.

Ten Years After Its Founding, the Time Has Come for the NPA to Launch a Revolutionary Party

The leadership of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) in France met on September 28–29. The militants of the Revolutionary Communist Current (CCR), who publish the website Révolution Permanente, submitted the following motion. In the situation opened by the Yellow Vests, the time has come to launch a mass revolutionary party. While the text was not adopted, we will continue to defend this line.

The “Yellow Vest” Rebellion – Interview with Daniela Cobet

The popular rebellion that broke out in France in December 2018 has continued for over two months and is reshaping the political landscape across Europe.

Who Is the Revolutionary Communist Current (CCR) of France?

This is a series of articles about the Trotskyist Fraction–Fourth International (FT-CI). Today we present the French section, the Courant Communiste Révolutionnaire (CCR), a tendency within the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (NPA).