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October 20, 2010

Over 3000 French Petrol Pumps Run Dry

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PARIS Oct 20 (Reuters) - More than 3000 petrol pumps in France out of a total of nearly 12500 stations ran out of fuel on Wednesday, hit by strikes over [...]
October 18, 2010

French Protests Are National Holiday, Custom

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While strikes in the USA tend to be more localized and unpublicized (often involving labor workers in large companies), the French grève tends to be [...]
October 19, 2010

In France, Labor Strikes Head For Showdown

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At other French airports, around one third of flights were to be affected by the strikes as the test of wills between labor unions and the government [...]
October 15, 2010

French Protests Could Lead To Fuel Shortage

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The rolling strikes are also disrupting travel across the country although buses and the metro are still running. On Saturday another national demonstration [...]
October 15, 2010

Paris Tourists Stranded As Strikes Cut Access To Eiffel Tower, Notre

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Total said between half and 80 percent of refinery shift workers were on strike today. Electricite de France said 18 percent of French workers on strike. [...]
October 17, 2010

French Motorists Rush To Fill Gas Tanks

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AP Gas stations across France were reported to be running out of fuel on Sunday as strikes at refineries and oil depots threatened to cause widespread [...]
October 15, 2010

French Strikes Threaten Fuel Supply

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Authorities restored access to three depots on Friday morning in an attempt to ease disruption, after the nation's 12 French oil refineries went on strike. [...]
October 19, 2010

OIL FUTURES: Crude Gains On Rising Equities, French Strike

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Meanwhile, strikes in France related to the government's plans to raise the retirement age have disrupted or halted production at the country's 12 [...]
October 15, 2010

Day 4 Of French Strikes: Police Clear Oil

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French police forcibly lifted the blockades of several oil depots Friday as protest strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform went into the [...]
October 20, 2010

The French Are A Peculiar People

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For John Lichfield writing in The Independent, the strikes show Sarkozy's mission to “change a nation” has failed. These and other stories in today's [...]
October 19, 2010

World Update: French Strike Expected To Hit Flights

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France strikes – People were taking to the streets in France again on Tuesday, a day before Sarkozy's controversial pension reform bill is set to become law [...]
October 19, 2010

France Hit By New Wave Of Strikes Over Pension Reforms

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More than one million people have taken to the streets of France in a sixth national day of action against planned pension reforms, officials say. Strikes [...]
October 20, 2010

French Police Smash Protesters' Fuel Depot Blockades

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Despite France's tolerance for a long tradition of strikes and protest, official patience appeared to be waning after weeks of snarled traffic, [...]
October 15, 2010

As French Strikes Continue, Worries About Fuel Supply

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unions have called for national demonstrations and strikes on Saturday and next Tuesday, a day before a key vote on the reforms in the French Senate. [...]
October 16, 2010

French Strikes Raise Fear Of Petrol Shortages (Roundup)

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The survey, by the BVA institute, found that 54 per cent of French adults would support a general strike like the one carried out in 1995 that led then [...]
October 17, 2010

French Unions Call For New Strikes

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Earlier, France's transport minister insisted there was plenty of fuel for planes at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, despite strikes that have forced [...]
October 20, 2010

France And The Dawn Of The Open Ended Labor Stoppage

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The most immediate cause for strikes in France is a plan to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 and that age at which people get full pensions [...]
October 19, 2010

Summary Box: French Strikes Intensify

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By AP FRENCH STRIKE AGAIN: Oil workers, youths and truckers in France continued to blockade a dozen refineries and numerous oil depots despite their [...]
October 15, 2010

Strike Cuts Fuel To Paris Airports

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French police have restored access to three depots after all 12 of the nations refineries were shut down due to the strike. But ousted strikers moved their [...]
October 20, 2010

France Set For Seventh Strike Day

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Fuel shortages hit motorists, with nearly one in three of France's 12500 petrol stations suffering reduced supplies, as refinery strikes went into day eight [...]
October 18, 2010

French Minister: No Fuel Shortage At Paris Airport

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Strikes and blockades at a dozen French refineries and numerous oil depots in the last week are part of widespread protests against President Nicolas [...]
October 20, 2010

French Fuel Depots Forced Open Amid Strikes

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AP PARIS — French authorities have forced some fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies disrupted by nationwide strikes over a bill to raise the [...]
October 18, 2010

Industrial Chaos Looms In France

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France looks set for a week of industrial mayhem, with more strikes expected in protest at government pension reform. Motorists are rushing to petrol pumps [...]
October 19, 2010

French Strikes Take Hold And Cause Chaos

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Strikes and protests against the French government's plans to raise the age of retirement are causing chaos. Airlines have been asked to reduce the number [...]
October 19, 2010

French Strikes Bite As Petrol Pumps Begin To Run Dry

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Widespread protests against pension reforms in France, which are now in their sixth day, are beginning to bite. Petrol pumps are running dry and the [...]

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