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182. Riots in France: Not Just About Pension Reforms

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The Rejuvenation of the French Workers' Union Movement

May 1 is coming up even on a chill year, Paris or France kicks off on May 1 often. I think there is a turning point here where it's a very beautiful situation politically because we are at a stage where this can become a bigger movement. But this has to be well played and there are a few critiques of the work unions, for example, separating the protest dates by too much that has discouraged lots of people. You see the numbers went down by 1.5 million since the biggest one. So you can't neglect that but I think May 1, with all the symbolic behind all of this, will be quite big.

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