Students protesting a new labor law put more pressure on France's embattled government Thursday by blocking roads, trains and a convoy of parts heading to the factory that builds the world's largest airliner. Students were using wildcat disruptions around the country Thursday as they tried to force the government to repeal a law that will make it easier to hire and fire young people.
See "Students in France Block Roads, Trains", Angela Doland, San Francisco Chronicle, April 5, 2006