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France ExxonMobil’s plan to slash 781 chemical jobs: the transition we do not want! [Industriall Europe] 22-04-2024

France Union leader Sophie Binet: 'We need to stop the tax-cut competition and instead bet on innovation, training and production quality' [Le Monde] 07-04-2024

France Striking public sector workers pressure French government for better pay [Modern Ghana] 19-03-2024

France The Struggle for Decent Work in Public Health Care: A CFDT Perspective [PSI] 14-03-2024

France Largest ever strike for women's rights [RFI] 08-03-2024

France Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as workers end strike [France 24] 27-02-2024

France Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after strike by workers who complained of rust [Guardian] 27-02-2024

France Ubisoft workers stage Valentine’s Day strike for fair pay [UNI] 15-02-2024

France Unions call for strikes at Ubisoft studios in France to protest wages: 'We cannot tolerate being treated as expendable to mitigate their bad decisions' [PC Gamer] 14-02-2024

France Sustained union action against the collapse of public education [Education International] 08-02-2024


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70% of flights cancelled: airports set for severe travel disruption amid workers’ strike 2024-04-24 [euronews]

ExxonMobil’s plan to slash 781 chemical jobs: the transition we do not want! 2024-04-22 [Industriall Europe]

Journalists’ union calls for the opening of a parliamentary inquiry into Euronews takeover 2024-04-21 [IFJ]

Europe Nouveau système de contrôle aux frontières : La Commission met en place une usine à gaz ? 2024-04-16 [FO]

Europe Solidarity with Logistics workers in France 2024-04-12 [ETF]

Paris Olympics medals production hit by strikes and protests 2024-04-10 [NBC News]

Union leader Sophie Binet: 'We need to stop the tax-cut competition and instead bet on innovation, training and production quality' 2024-04-07 [Le Monde]

Striking public sector workers pressure French government for better pay 2024-03-19 [Modern Ghana]

Paris Garbage Workers to Suspend Strike Against Pension Reform 2024-03-19 [Bloomberg]

The Struggle for Decent Work in Public Health Care: A CFDT Perspective 2024-03-14 [PSI]

Women's Rights Day: feminist strike and demonstration in Paris on March 8, 2024 2024-03-08 [Sortir a Paris]

Largest ever strike for women's rights 2024-03-08 [RFI]

Union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job 2024-03-07 [The National Post]

  JOB  Europe Global Head of Operations (Finance, Administration, and IT) 2024-03-06 [PSI]

Greece Solidarity with the UD Nord CGT, France and its persecuted General Secretary 2024-03-04 [National Workers’ Federations]

France French journalist detained while on assignment in Addis Ababa 2024-02-28 [EFJ]

Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after strike by workers who complained of rust 2024-02-27 [Guardian]

Eiffel Tower to reopen Sunday as workers end strike 2024-02-27 [France 24]

Eiffel Tower reopens after six-day closure due to workers’ strike 2024-02-25 [WION]

Eiffel Tower in Paris set to reopen after six-day strike 2024-02-25 [BBC]

Striking workers again close down the Eiffel Tower ahead of its starring role in the Paris Olympics 2024-02-22 [CP24]

Ubisoft workers stage Valentine’s Day strike for fair pay 2024-02-15 [UNI]

Ubisoft workers on strike over salary today 2024-02-15 [GamesIndustry.biz]

Unions call for strikes at Ubisoft studios in France to protest wages: 'We cannot tolerate being treated as expendable to mitigate their bad decisions' 2024-02-14 [PC Gamer]

Employees of the UBISOFT video game will strike in France in favor of fair wages 2024-02-13 [Tech Story]

Sustained union action against the collapse of public education 2024-02-08 [Education International]

Ubisoft video game workers to strike for fair wages 2024-02-07 [UNI]

Port workers strike in Le Havre: How are ferries affected? 2024-02-05 [The Connexion]

Teachers go on strike, piling pressure on embattled education minister 2024-02-02 [France 24]

EDF’s largest union to quit strikes over low turnout 2024-01-31 [Montel]

Taxis, lorry drivers: will other workers join French farmer protests? 2024-01-26 [The Connexion]

France French journalist threatened with expulsion over 'malicious' reporting 2024-01-25 [IFJ]

France French regulator fines Amazon $35 million over its surveillance system of warehouse workers 2024-01-23 [TechCrunch]

France What role can artificial intelligence play in the social and professional integration of people with disabilities? 2024-01-22 [Equal Times]

Police protest highlights threat of strike action during Paris Olympics 2024-01-19 [France 24]

Strike prevents restart of 915 MW reactor – union 2024-01-11 [Montel]

Strikes shut doors at world-famous French monuments 2024-01-05 [News.com.au]

Striking Workers Have Shut Down the Eiffel Tower in Paris 2023-12-29 [Art News]

Eiffel Tower shut as workers go on strike 2023-12-27 [France24]

Iran Five French Unions Denounce Escalation Of Executions In Iran 2023-12-08 [Iran International]

Major French union claims members targeted over pension protests 2023-12-06 [The Local]

France Young trade unionists reimagining international trade unionism 2023-12-05 [IndustriALL]

Global IndustriALL and Safran renew global framework agreement on CSR 2023-12-04 [IndustriALL]

Support for journalists at France 3 in their third week of strike action 2023-11-24 [EFJ]

Undocumented Workers Are Challenging France’s Olympics Juggernaut — and Winning 2023-11-12 [Jacobin]

Childcare workers protest in the streets of Paris For more info 2023-11-07 [EPSU]

Education International stands in solidarity with the education community following the murder of a teacher 2023-10-21 [EI]

France Action against austerity 2023-10-21 [Eurocadres]

‘Preuves’: portraits of undocumented workers seeking regularisation in France 2023-10-20 [Equal Times]

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