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THERE is “no doubt” that an attempt was made to kill a leading McDonald’s trade union activist in France earlier this week, lawyers said yesterday as they submitted a file alleging attempted murder.
Kamel Guemari, a shop steward at the McDonald’s franchise in the Saint-Barthelemy suburb of Marseille, was in the restaurant’s car park on Monday when a Renault Clio drove towards him at speed.
His lawyer Ralph Blindauer said that it was his client’s sharp reflexes “which saved his life” as he jumped out of the way.
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a registered nurse and union member, has sparked nationwide protests and renewed calls from National Nurses United to dismantle Ice and related agencies, says MARK GRUENBERG
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
