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Nothing unusual as far as strike goes. We are far from the 1995 situation where the government bended over. What is unusual is that this is supposed a left government passing a law that the right would have dreamed of.
Anyway if some of you guys planned to come over for some football matches, good luck. Because I doubt things are going to get better in the coming weeks.
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[–] Relicaire80 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Nothing unusual as far as strike goes. We are far from the 1995 situation where the government bended over. What is unusual is that this is supposed a left government passing a law that the right would have dreamed of.
Anyway if some of you guys planned to come over for some football matches, good luck. Because I doubt things are going to get better in the coming weeks.
[–] Gottmituns ago
I'm just surprised I haven't heard about it. I've heard that a lot of the protesters are leftist agitators. What law got passed?
[–] Relicaire80 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It is a labour reform. Here's a bbc article good résumé.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36259120
Another from RT https://www.rt.com/news/342550-nuit-debout-labor-reform/
And Wiki article about the "49.3" the government used.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_49_of_the_French_Constitution
Keep in mind though that strikes are pretty much a common thing here.