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		<title>Mobilization of Thursday 2nd October 2: Transport, Health, Education&#8230; Who is Calling for the Strikes?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/mobilization-thursday-2nd-october-2-transport-health-education-calling-strikes/</link>
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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>Strike: Between &#8220;Yellow Vests&#8221; and Big Debate, CGT and FO Want to Make their Voices Heard</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2019/03/strike-between-yellow-vests-and-big-debate-cgt-and-fo-want-to-make-their-voices-heard/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CGT and FO are on strike, trying to voice this Tuesday 19th March, 2019 their]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lorry Driver Crisis: Unions &#8220;Terrified&#8221; after Meeting with the Minister of Transport</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/09/lorry-driver-crisis-unions-terrified-meeting-minister-transport/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2017/09/lorry-driver-crisis-unions-terrified-meeting-minister-transport/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 07:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Borne]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[SOCIAL CONFLICT: CFDT speaks of &#8220;very tense discussions&#8221; with Elizabeth Borne &#8230; Dirty atmosphere. Unions came out &#8220;scared&#8221;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Charente: CRS Dislodge the Strikers of La Rochelle, Back to Normal at the Pump</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/09/charente-crs-dislodge-strikers-la-rochelle-back-normal-pump/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 07:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Angouleme]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cognac]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The strikers CGT and FO could not reblock fuel depots La Pallice tonight. At 3, they]]></description>
		
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		<title>Charente: Lorry Drivers Protest Blocking Fuel Depots</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/09/charente-lorry-drivers-protest-blocking-fuel-depots/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2017/09/charente-lorry-drivers-protest-blocking-fuel-depots/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since this morning, the CGT and FO road began a renewable movement against the reform]]></description>
		
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		<title>Saint Nazaire: The Bridge Crossed by a Strike this Tuesday afternoon</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/05/saint-nazaire-bridge-crossed-strike-tuesday-afternoon/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2017/05/saint-nazaire-bridge-crossed-strike-tuesday-afternoon/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 08:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saint-Brevin-les-Pins]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The FO and CGT unions in the public medico-social Establishment (EPMS) Littoral, based in Saint-Brevin,]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nantes: The garbage strike resumed on Tuesday morning</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2017/05/nantes-garbage-strike-resumed-tuesday-morning/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2017/05/nantes-garbage-strike-resumed-tuesday-morning/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 07:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The social conflict between the garbage collectors and Nantes city in the last month and a]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour Law:  The procession of Demonstrators Rushed to Paris</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/06/labour-law-procession-demonstrators-rushed-paris/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2016/06/labour-law-procession-demonstrators-rushed-paris/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[El Khomri]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opponents of the Labour Law, gathered on Tuesday for a national demonstration in Paris, marching]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour Law: Call for Nuclear Power Plants to Strike</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/05/labour-law-call-nuclear-power-plants-strike/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 11:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aube]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[CGT-Energy called for &#8220;strongest possible&#8221; action, the first target is the centre of Nogent-sur-Seine &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Labour law: Substantial disturbances on the A1</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2016/05/labour-law-substantial-disturbances-a1/</link>
					<comments>https://chb44.com/2016/05/labour-law-substantial-disturbances-a1/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 07:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Against the Draft Labour Law, snail operations and traffic dams are in place this Tuesday,]]></description>
		
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