Follow-up industrial action in the wake of the 24-hour strike that paralysed major French ports last Wednesday looks a real possibility this summer, after the country’s cabinet gave formal backing to plans for further privatisation.
The communist-leaning CGT union, which is behind the dispute, has responded with a strongly worded statement, reiterating opposition to the sell-off.
The CGT accused the government of refusing to listen to the dock workforce, after organising sham...
French ports look headed for more strikes
Mon 28 Apr, 2008
| Posted in: Compass Points
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