French militants force second day of strikes
French militants force second day of strikes
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A strike by French transport and power workers will rumble into a second day today, despite signs that President Nicolas Sarkozy and some union leaders are anxious to negotiate a settlement. The prospect of a prolonged and bitter confrontation between unions and the government over pension reform appeared to recede yesterday as ministers and one of the most powerful trades union federations, the Confédération Gé*érale du Travail (CGT), abandoned their entrenched positions to permit new industry-by-industry talks on special pension rights. |
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