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Massive strikes in France

durruti | 11.06.2003 17:56

France has yet again (tuesday ) had a day of massive strikes demos and occupations..

France has yet again (tuesday ) had a day of massive strikes demos and occupations..against pension 'reform' that would see workers HAVE to work 40 years to get a full pension..

hundreds of thousends marched in Paris and after demonstators got too close to the National Assembly police and protesters fought battle in the tear gas and watercannon in the Place de la Concorde ..also the Opera ( i think) was invaded by protesters.

there is also a nationwide wave of occupations of workplaces universities and town halls and
a new general strike is i think being called for Thursday

this is big..and just across the channel...and something they want to do to us too...

check the indymedia paris site

durruti

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yes, this is getting zero coverage in the UK

12.06.2003 19:47

The extent to which this is getting ignored is incredible. No converage of that, the genocide in Congo, or the uprisings in Peru & Mauritania- but lots & lots on Zimbabwe & 1000 people taking to the street in Tehran. I say good luck to the later two, of course though.

But when they make so much of Mugabe sending guys with guns onto the streets and for beating protesters... one week after Geneva.....

Paul D

Over a Million (again) turned out on Tuesday!

14.06.2003 04:07

Between one and 1.6 million French turned out on Tuesday to protest the proposed pension changes. This was the fourth demonstration of over a million persons in France on this issue within the past month! (The largest was 2 million on May 13).

For more details, please see the 7th item at:  http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=326293&group=webcast


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George Lee
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