A controversial labor reform bill that was pushed through without a vote in the lower house of parliament by the French government incited mass protests, marches, and talks of strikes throughout France on Thursday. The bill, which will establish longer work days, easier layoffs, and weaker unions, will now be debated in the Senate in the coming weeks. It is estimated that 55,000 protesters took to the streets across the nation and a no-confidence vote was raised against the Prime Minister, but not enough votes were cast.
See "France’s Government Survives Vote Over Labor Reform", Angela Charlton and Sylvie Corbet, The Washington Post, May 13, 2016