Yellow Vests Block Airbus, Amazon, and Louis Vuitton Factories

Earlier this week, yellow vests (#GilletsJaunes) blocked the entrance to three large factories and stores.

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.

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.

“We Need to Expand the Yellow Vest Movement to a General Strike”: Interview with a French Railway Worker

We spoke with Anasse Souiri, a railway worker and trade union activist a member of the CCR (in the NPA), about the #GiletsJaunes (#YellowVests) movement, the concessions announced by President Macron and the perspectives in France.

The Media Refuse to Show Them, but Tens of Thousands of Yellow Vests Were on the Streets of Paris

On Saturday, tens of thousands of people were demonstrating on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, following the call by the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests). A second demonstration at the Saint Lazare railway station was organized by railway workers, a committee against police violence and an LGBTQ group. The government's rhetoric is meant to terrorize the movement – but it did not work.

French Socialists Call for General Strike to Oust Macron, Abolish Senate

The following statement was written by Courant Communiste Révolutionnaire (CCR), a group within the NPA in France. It was published on December 5.

Yellow Vests Force Macron to Retreat … Again

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed he was canceling the planned increase in fuel taxes. Just a day earlier he had announced that the implementation would be delayed by six months. Will this be enough to pacify the "Gilets Jaunes" (Yellow Vests)? Further demonstrations are planned this Saturday.

The Emerging Potentials of France’s “Yellow Vest” Movement

Who are the “yellow vest” protesters? What are their demands? What role should the workers’ movement and the far left play in their uprising?

Massive Protests Against the Tax Fuel Raise in France

President Emmanuel Macron announced a 6.5% fuel tax hike for January 2019. Thousands took to the streets wearing yellow vests, a mandatory item in every car. The spontaneous ‘yellow vest’ movement spread across the country like wildfire. In Paris, the police responded with tear gas and water cannons.