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The French Left and the ongoing workers revolt
As workers prepare for a long drawn struggle, John Mullen argues now is the time to call for a general strike.
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U.S. media cheer as France forces old people to work
“The Party Is Ending for French Retirees.” That’s the headline the Wall Street Journal (3/14/23) went with just days before French President Emmanuel Macron invoked a special article of the constitution to bypass the National Assembly and enshrine an increase in the retirement age in national law.
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French trade unions: the roots of revolt against Macron
John Mullen writes from Paris on the background to the current strikes and the very different patterns of union organisation in France.
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What’s the problem with pensions?
The recent massive demonstrations against the Macron administration in France forcing through so-called pension reforms reveals the determined attempts of pro-capitalist governments in all the major economies to cut real wages when we are old and can no longer work.
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The movement against the pension reform
On the Threshold of an Uprising?
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French police attack 4th protest over pension reforms
Protesters stage a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system.
