Women take over France’s powerful trade unions
Amid speculation that a departing (male) leader could go into politics
In many respects, this has been a dreadful year for French trade unionism. A four-month struggle against pension reform has come to little. New rules that raise the retirement age from 62 years to 64 have been forced through parliament, without a direct vote, and written into law. Yet France’s unions are upbeat. Why?
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Spring in their step”
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