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France holds new strikes and protests as unions demand immediate answers

Headline from BBC News · First reported Nov 5, 2:30 AM ET () · Updated Nov 5, 9:00 AM ET · 8 sources, 8 articles

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Five of France's unions join a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.

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The GuardianLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 5, 9:00 AM ET

Protesters join street demonstrations across France on day of strike action

Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join industrial action as 70,000 police officers deployed Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic…

New York TimesLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 5, 7:41 AM ET

After Riots and Protests, French Workers Are Going on Strike

Roughly 260 demonstrations are expected to take place across France on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living.

Al JazeeraLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 5, 7:21 AM ET

Workers strike across France, hundreds of thousands expected to protest

Demonstrators are demanding an increase in the minimum wage and higher salaries for all workers, among other reforms.

EuronewsLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 5, 6:55 AM ET

France: Mass protests and school blockades mark fourth national strike

Hundreds of thousands joined a fourth nationwide day of protests across France. Police used tear gas outside a Paris school, while major demonstrations disrupted Marseille and Nantes.

DawnLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 5, 2:52 AM ET

France braces for demonstrations as trade unions strike

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday, as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks. The high school student movement that began with youth protesting dismal learning conditions has…

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