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French Government Bans Union Demonstration In Paris
France's Socialist government made good on a threat to ban a planned union demonstration in the capital, after previous protests against its hotly-contested labour reforms descended into violence.
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France Faces Hooligans, More Strikes At Euro 2016
After a triumphant start to Euro 2016, France braced for more hooligan violence as England face Russia today, while a pilots' strike threatened fans' travel plans.
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EURO 2016: Paris Deploys Private Trash Trucks To Beat Strike As Championship Begins
The French authorities sent in private rubbish collection trucks to clear piles of rotting garbage from Paris streets today and told striking public sector workers they would not be allowed to disrupt Europe's soccer championship.
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Cabbies Block Roads As France Hit By Multiple Strikes
Angry French taxi drivers blocked key roads with burning tyres and hundreds of flights were cancelled as air traffic controllers joined civil servants, hospital staff and teachers for a "Black Tuesday" of strikes.
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South Africa Strike Leaders Set to Resume Wage Talks
A strike by South Africa's largest labour union entered its second day on Wednesday, ahead of an expected resumption of talks with employers to try to end the dispute.
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South Africa Strike Leaders Set to Resume Wage Talks
A strike by South Africa's largest labour union entered its second day on Wednesday, ahead of an expected resumption of talks with employers to try to end the dispute.
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France: Strikes costing up to $557 million per day
France's massive strikes are costing the national economy up to euro400 million ($557 million) each day, the French finance minister said Monday as workers continued to block oil refineries and trash incinerators to protest a plan to raise the retirement age to 62.Rotting piles of garbage - now at nearly 9,000 tons - are becoming a health hazard in...
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A second, smaller strike over pensions in France
French workers sought on Thursday to test President Nicolas Sarkozy's resolve on overhauling the pension system, staging a major strike that snarled transportation and closed schools and public offices for the second time this month.
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French Government Bans Union Demonstration In Paris
France's Socialist government made good on a threat to ban a planned union demonstration in the capital, after previous protests against its hotly-contested labour reforms descended into violence.
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France Faces Hooligans, More Strikes At Euro 2016
After a triumphant start to Euro 2016, France braced for more hooligan violence as England face Russia today, while a pilots' strike threatened fans' travel plans.
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EURO 2016: Paris Deploys Private Trash Trucks To Beat Strike As Championship Begins
The French authorities sent in private rubbish collection trucks to clear piles of rotting garbage from Paris streets today and told striking public sector workers they would not be allowed to disrupt Europe's soccer championship.
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Cabbies Block Roads As France Hit By Multiple Strikes
Angry French taxi drivers blocked key roads with burning tyres and hundreds of flights were cancelled as air traffic controllers joined civil servants, hospital staff and teachers for a "Black Tuesday" of strikes.
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South Africa Strike Leaders Set to Resume Wage Talks
A strike by South Africa's largest labour union entered its second day on Wednesday, ahead of an expected resumption of talks with employers to try to end the dispute.
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South Africa Strike Leaders Set to Resume Wage Talks
A strike by South Africa's largest labour union entered its second day on Wednesday, ahead of an expected resumption of talks with employers to try to end the dispute.
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France: Strikes costing up to $557 million per day
France's massive strikes are costing the national economy up to euro400 million ($557 million) each day, the French finance minister said Monday as workers continued to block oil refineries and trash incinerators to protest a plan to raise the retirement age to 62.Rotting piles of garbage - now at nearly 9,000 tons - are becoming a health hazard in...
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A second, smaller strike over pensions in France
French workers sought on Thursday to test President Nicolas Sarkozy's resolve on overhauling the pension system, staging a major strike that snarled transportation and closed schools and public offices for the second time this month.
