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		<title>Union Calls for Urgent Debate on AI and Jobs</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/ai-jobs-cfdt-urgent-debate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As artificial intelligence continues reshaping industries, France’s largest trade union, the CFDT (French Democratic Confederation of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mobilization of Thursday 2nd October 2: Transport, Health, Education&#8230; Who is Calling for the Strikes?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Disappointed after her meeting with Sébastien Lecornu last week, all the unions have called for]]></description>
		
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		<title>Budget: Lecornu Rejects Several Demands from the Left</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/budget-lecornu-rejects-several-demands-left/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[He said he wanted to reach out to the PS. However, the Prime Minister on]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike of 7th March: Two New Days of Mobilisation Announced, the Unions Want to See Macron &#8220;Urgently&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2023/03/strike-7th-march-two-new-days-mobilisation-announced-unions-want-see-macron-urgently/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[pension Reform]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[PROTESTS: The Unions asked Tuesday evening to be &#8220;received urgently&#8221; by Emmanuel Macron &#8220;so that he]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike of February 16th: With the Pension Reform, is the CFDT Becoming Radicalized?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2023/02/strike-february-16th-pension-reform-cfdt-becoming-radicalized/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[UNION: The CFDT is showing great firmness in the face of the pension reform carried out]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pension Reform: Edouard Philippe Takes a Step Towards the CFDT</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2020/01/pension-reform-edouard-philippe-takes-step-towards-cfdt/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister qualified Tuesday 7th January of “good idea” the proposal of conference of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pensions: Edouard Philippe wants to “Resume Dialogue” with the Social Partners</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/12/pensions-edouard-philippe-wants-resume-dialogue-social-partners/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has pledged to call the social partners, Thursday 12th December]]></description>
		
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		<title>May 1st: Tense Situation in Paris between Black blocs and Police</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/05/may-1st-tense-situation-in-paris-between-black-blocs-and-police/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2019/05/may-1st-tense-situation-in-paris-between-black-blocs-and-police/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 13:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philippe Martinez]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While thousands of people demonstrate throughout France on the occasion of Labour Day, May 1st, ]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Yellow Vests&#8221;: Macron &#8220;No Longer the Choice, You Must Share Power&#8221; according to Laurent Berger</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/01/yellow-vests-macron-no-longer-the-choice-you-must-share-power-according-to-laurent-berger/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 01:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SOCIAL: According to the general secretary of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, there is &#8220;a risk&#8221; that]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike at the SNCF: Traffic Less Disturbed this Friday, with 9 TGV in 10 and 3 TER out of 5</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2018/06/strike-at-the-sncf-traffic-less-disturbed-this-friday-with-9-tgv-in-10-and-3-ter-out-of-5/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SNCF traffic, hit by the strike on Friday, will be less disturbed than during previous]]></description>
		
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