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Pension reform: François Hollande deplores a “tremendous mess”
19 Feb 2023 17:02 GMT
… the National Assembly, former President François Hollande deplored on Sunday the “tremendous … not even hear what the trade unions were asking for”. The inter … mobilization scheduled for March 7, François Hollande pleaded for a “dialogue” between …
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Europe’s ‘Tormented History’ Drives an Ambitious Macron Protégé
01 Sep 2023 09:07 GMT
… said. He favors negotiation with labor unions of the kind generally missing … that took François Mitterrand and François Hollande to the highest office in …
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The self-delusions of Nicolas Sarkozy
25 Aug 2023 08:21 GMT
… ideas have been junked. While François Hollande cancelled the Mistral deal in … to entrenched interests and especially trade unions. This is almost reminiscent of …
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French trade union chief slams UK and US over lack of workers' rights
14 Jan 2018 08:47 GMT
… CGT, France's biggest trade union, has said.
Those controversial reforms … power of France's trade unions and made it easier for … agreements negotiated by trade unions.
In 2016 when socialist president Francois Hollande was attempting …
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Tens of thousands of hard-left trade unionists marched through French cities on Tuesday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's labour law reforms, although turnout appeared lower than at demonstrations in previous years.
13 Sep 2017 19:42 GMT
… March 2016's demonstration.
Labour unions have scuppered previous attempts to … the Socialist government of president Francois Hollande, whose attempt at labour reform …
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Thousands of hard-left trade unionists protest Macron’s labour law reforms
13 Sep 2017 05:54 GMT
… of thousands of hard-left trade unionists marched through French cities on … 2016 of 1.2 million. Labour unions have scuppered previous attempts to … the Socialist government of president Francois Hollande, whose attempt at labour reform …
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Emmanuel Macron faces the first major protests of his presidency on Tuesday as one of the country’s biggest trade unions prepares to lead demonstrations against his planned labour reforms. More than 180 protests are planned nationwide.
12 Sep 2017 10:33 GMT
… CGT, France’s second-largest trade union, will lead demonstrations across the … by his wildly unpopular predecessor, François Hollande. Instead of graffiti, it is …
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Francois Hollande: France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plant
09 Apr 2017 10:29 GMT
… -trail pledge made by President Francois Hollande who is now in the … of cheap electricity.
The French trade unions have also weighed in on …
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A month after Nael’s killing, has the French state learned any lessons?
28 Jul 2023 21:31 GMT
… Nael. For left-wing parties, trade unions, and other progressive forces, this … , has been completely abandoned since François Hollande,” Bourquin added
Political responses will …
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France riots: 'What we need to win back, all together, is our sense of common humanity'
07 Jul 2023 18:23 GMT
… that of national unity," François Hollande said on Sunday, July 2 … laws on the press and trade union rights, for secular education, and …