Railway workers, oil workers, Air France pilots and ground employees and other important sectors of the labor force have joined the strikes in France.
WorkersMedia
June 13, 2016
This video produced by our sister publication Revolution Permanente shows the strength of labor taking to the streets in France, fighting to topple down the labor reform law.
In the words of an oil workers on strike: “we demand the elimination of the labor law reform, which is why we’re going to completely block the economy in France.”
FRANCE: Oil refineries and rail-workers on indefinite strike – YouTube
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President Macron's use of article 49.3 to push through an unpopular pension reform bill has opened up an enormous political crisis that has changed the character of the mobilizations against the French government. We are entering a "pre-revolutionary moment" that can change the balance of power between the classes in France.
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A French socialist reflects on the way forward after Macron invites Article 49.3 to pass pension reform.
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