Hardline French union files public sector strike notice covering Olympics
Move allows CGT, which represents largest number of state employees in France, to call for industrial action over summer
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Move allows CGT, which represents largest number of state employees in France, to call for industrial action over summer
Education International renewed its call for the release of imprisoned teachers and unionists in Iran and asked for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to follow up on the issue in a recent meeting with the Director General, Gilbert Houngbo in Geneva.
Anthony Aranda, a 23-year-old tourist from Peru, had only two days to visit Paris with his cousin, so getting to the top of the Eiffel Tower featured
A cross-section of France's largest teachers’ unions are calling on their members to join in with a national strike planned for Thursday 1st February, which could result in school closures across the country if participation numbers are high enough.
French daily Le Monde reports that the strike begun last October by workers at the Centre Pompidou ended on January 29 with an agreement between CFDT and Force Ouvrière, the two unions representing the employees, and management of the Paris institution.