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‘Robin Hood’ energy strikers give free power to French schools, hospitals, low-income homes

Amid national strikes in the energy sector, some workers in France have found a novel way to protest. On Thursday, "Robin Hood" operations – unauthorised by the government – provided free gas and electricity to schools, universities, and low-income households throughout the country.

France 24

Strikes disrupt French fuel deliveries, but participation waning

Protests against French government plans to raise the retirement age had a muted impact on the energy sector on Thursday, the first day of 48-hour strikes, lowering hydropower output and curbing some refinery deliveries.

Reuters

French docks, oil refineries, power stations hit by wave of pension protests

The national strike to protest pension reform got back under way in France on Thursday, with the CGT trade union calling on port and power workers, as well as those in the refinery and petrol distribution sector, to down tools in opposition to government plans to abolish special pension deals…

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French CGT, Sud Rail unions eye three more days of rail strikes over pension reforms

French trade unions CGT and Sud Rail on Tuesday called on railway workers to take part in a nationwide strike on Jan. 31 over pension reform, and opt for further strike action on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8.

Reuters

Nationwide day of strikes and protests in France over Macron’s pension reform

French unions across the country have warned of mass protests as the country erupts over the government’s reform of the pension system.

Evening Standard

French unions hail massive turnout for protests against pension reform

More than one million people took to the streets in France on Thursday to demand the withdrawal of the government’s plan to reform pension payments. The widespread strike crippled public transport, closed schools and slowed the energy sector.

Radio France Internationale

More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s pension reform

More than a million people took to the streets during a day of mass strikes throughout France, the French interior ministry said Thursday evening. Transport, schools and refinery shipments were disrupted as workers walked off the jobs in an attempt to derail President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension overhaul. Read our…

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French unions dig in for pension battle with Macron

Is France back to its old ways?

Reuters

French union threatens to cut electricity to MPs, billionaires amid nationwide strike

France's hardline CGT union has threatened to cut off electricity supplies to lawmakers and billionaires before a nationwide strike on Thursday, in an increasingly acrimonious showdown over the government's plan to raise the retirement age.

Reuters

Factbox-Workers vs Macron: What to expect from Thursday's strike

France's labour unions have made a rare joint call for major strike action on Thursday against plans by President Emmanuel Macron's government to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age.

Reuters

What to expect from France's 'black Thursday' strike against pension reform

A powerful cross-sector strike that aims to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform is on track to cause major disruption this Thursday – closing schools and throwing transport into chaos while bringing throngs of people onto the street in protest.

Radio France Internationale

French dockers killed, kidnapped and corrupted by drugs mafia

LE HAVRE, France: They could be scenes straight from gangster movies, except all happened for real in the French port of Le Havre over the past year.

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French refinery, metro strikes loom in clash over pension reform

France's CGT trade union on Thursday called for strikes in the refinery sector against plans to make people work longer before they can retire and Paris metro unions said they would do "everything they can" to stop the pension reform.

Reuters

Further petrol shortages loom as French oil workers' union calls strike

As the CGT group plans to stop work at oil refineries to protest the government's proposals for pension reform, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has called on trade unions opposed to the reform "not to penalise the French".

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French unions rally workers for widespread strikes against pensions reform

French unions have called cross-sector strikes and street rallies for 19 January in an announcement made less than two hours after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled deeply unpopular plans to reform the pension system.

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Ask the Expert: Who’s right when ATO, super funds give conflicting advice?

Let's clarify the age rules of contributing to super, which have been relaxed this financial year, this may be the source of some confusion.

The Independent UK

Why are Jeremy Hunt’s capital gains tax changes causing panic among savers?

Chancellor halves tax-free allowance and will do so again next year, leaving financial advisers fielding calls from anxious clients worried about their investments

Reuters

Paris commuters hit by travel disruption as metro workers strike

Commuters and tourists faced serious travel disruption on Thursday as metro workers in Paris went on strike, with about half of the lines completely closed and most others operating at peak hours only.

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French unions warn of indefinite Paris transport strike in battle to boost wages

The Paris metro was at a standstill Thursday with operators threatening to stage an indefinite strike next week amid a dispute over pay and conditions. Up to 4,000 demonstrators marched though central Paris – and up to 60,000 nationwide – as part of a multi-sector protest to pressure the government…

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French unions stage major Paris metro strike as inflation bites

French labour unions are staging a major one-day strike for Paris public transport on Thursday, the latest industrial action that focuses on soaring prices.

AAP

Negative gearing to set budget back $97b

Tax concessions for capital gains and negative gearing may cost the budget $100 billion in foregone revenue over the next 10 years, new analysis has revealed.

Radio France Internationale

French union extends fuel depot strikes while government promises deliveries

Strikes at two fuel depots in the southern Rhône region and Normandy have been extended, according to the CGT trade union. The French government says measures are in place for things to get back to normal in time for holiday departures.

Radio France Internationale

Clashes break out as French strike for higher wages

Dozens of black-clad protesters clashed with police and broke shop windows on the margins of a demonstration when several thousand people took to the streets of Paris to call for wage hikes as high inflation eats away their purchasing power.

Al Jazeera

Why are workers striking and protesting across France?

Thousands have taken to the streets across France as tensions rise between workers and the government.

The Guardian - UK

France braces for more fuel shortages as union votes to extend strikes

TotalEnergies workers extend stoppages in row over pay, with transport workers joining movement

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