FRANCE: Unions fight for 35-hour week and pay rises

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  • Successful demonstrations
  • The 35-hour week
  • Wages
  • Unions' cautious unity
  • Referendum fears
  • Outcomes
  • General strike
  • Tailing support
  • Public-private divide

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