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TRANSPORT workers in Paris began an indefinite strike over pay today against a backdrop of growing anger at the cost-of-living crisis.
The action by employees of the state-owned RATP transport network in the French capital staged a 24-hour stoppage last month, but their unions gave no end date for the latest strike.
“If the company does not make any major changes, March 25 will mark the start of long and hard action for the public service,” the Workers Force (FO) labour confederation said in a statement.
While millions face poverty and public services are squeezed, France is committing billions to defence spending and weapons production, in a dangerous shift towards permanent preparation for war, says CONOR BOLLINS
Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector
DENNIS BROE gives an update on the last week of anti-austerity protests against the Macron regime, which has seen the supposedly more right-leaning Gilets Jaunes join with the unions and the left
The desperate French president keeps running up the same political cul-de-sac. DENNIS BROE offers an explanation