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French Unions Strike to Protest New Jobs Law

by Eleanor Beardsley, NPR
March 28, 2006

French trade unions sponsor a one-day national strike to try and force Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to abandon a new jobs law that makes it easier to fire younger workers. Commuters faced delays because of the strike. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Eleanor Beardsley in Paris.

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  • Morning Edition, March 28, 2006
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