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September 22, 2017

France: Unions March as President Macron Plans to Cut Labor Protections
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In France, tens of thousands of union members marched through the
streets of Paris Thursday protesting President Emmanuel Macron's plans
to roll back labor protections by presidential decree. Macron is looking
to give employers more power to set working conditions, and wants to
roll back pension and employment insurance benefits.


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