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Angry workers at a central France foundry owned by Platinum Equity LLC have placed about 20 gas demijohns converted into “mini-bombs” at the plant set for closure, in a last-ditch attempt to get President Francois Hollande’s attention.
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French President Francois Hollande’s promise to create jobs by the end of the year is turning into his Achilles heel.
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French jobless claims rose for a 12th month in April as companies trimmed payrolls, posing a challenge to newly elected President Francois Hollande.
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French police moved in to open fuel depots to release oil supplies blocked by strikers as walkouts at ports and refineries shut down crude imports and threatened shortages.
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Oil companies and labor unions vowed to fight on in favor of developing unconventional energies in France after President Francois Hollande said a fracking ban would remain during his five-year mandate.
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The French Parliament passed President Nicolas Sarkozy ’s pension bill to increase the minimum retirement age as labor unions prepared for a new day of strikes and protests tomorrow.
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French police moved in to open fuel depots to release oil supplies blocked by strikers as walkouts at ports and refineries across the nation shut down crude imports and sparked shortages at filling stations.
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A national strike to protest the French government’s plans to raise the retirement age may have limited impact on travel today.
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Thousands of French workers demonstrated today across the country in what is President Francois Hollande’s first public challenge from his base.
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Shortages at French fuel service stations will worsen today after insufficient deliveries yesterday, the refiners’ group Union Francaise des Industries Petrolieres said, as oil industry workers are striking to oppose the government plan to raise the retirement age.
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