Teachers Join French Public Sector Strikes
For the third day, public sector workers marched through French cities to protest pay, reforms and job cuts. Some schools closed because of a one day teachers? strike, while flights in western France were grounded because of an air traffic controller work stoppage. Earlier in the week rail workers staged a warning strike, and energy and postal workers held protests. The French government has vowed to move forward with economic reforms.
See "Teachers Join French Public Sector Strikes", Reuters, The New York Times, January 19, 2005