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Civil Servants Join French Strikes

Hundreds of thousands participate in one-day work action

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2007 6:38 AM CST

(Newser) – As the transit strike in France entered its seventh day today, hundreds of thousands of civil servants staged a one-day strike of their own to protest job cuts and demand pay increases. The walkout by teachers, nurses, air-traffic controllers and others further paralyzed the nation... Read full story »

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