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		<title>Farmers Arrive Angry at 2026 Paris Agriculture Fair</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/farmers-protests-salon-agriculture-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France’s 2026 Agriculture Fair Opens in Turbulent Times France’s iconic Salon International de l’Agriculture has always been]]></description>
		
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		<title>France to Cut 4,000 Teaching Jobs in 2026, Sparking Outrage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The French government has announced plans to eliminate more than 4,000 teaching positions for the next school]]></description>
		
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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>Historic Strike: French Private Doctors Unite in Unprecedented Protest Against Health Budget</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/01/doctors-strike-france-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Historic Show of Defiance by Private Doctors Starting Monday, France’s private doctors are launching a 10-day nationwide]]></description>
		
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		<title>French Unions Resist Austerity: Key Demands Against 2026 Finance Bill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Unions Stand Firm Against Austerity in 2026 Finance Bill As France gears up for]]></description>
		
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		<title>Major National Strike in France on December 2: Transport and Public Services Disrupted</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France’s National Strike on December 2, 2025: What You Need to Know France is set]]></description>
		
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		<title>ArcelorMittal Nationalization: Despite the Vote of Deputies, Why the Future of the Steelmaker Remains Unclear</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/arcelormittal-nationalization-despite-vote-deputies-future-steelmaker-remains-unclear/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French MPs adopted a bill on Thursday aimed at nationalizing ArcelorMittal, the country&#8217;s largest steelmaker.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Strike of 2nd October: 195,000 Demonstrators Recorded by the Ministry of the Interior, 600,000 According to the CGT</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/10/strike-2nd-october-195000-demonstrators-recorded-ministry-interior-600000-according-cgt/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The mobilization was in sharp decline on the 2nd October, shortly after announcements from Sébastien]]></description>
		
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		<title>September 18th Strike: Schools, Transport&#8230; What Should we Expect for Thursday?</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/09/september-18th-strike-schools-transport-expect-thursday/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Social movement: After the day of 10th September of the citizen initiative, this Thursday 18th]]></description>
		
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		<title>News Reform on France 3: Call for a Three-day Strike at France Télévisions</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2023/07/news-reform-france-3-call-three-day-strike-france-televisions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MEDIA: Called Tempo, this reform of the news on France 3 is supposed to come into]]></description>
		
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