The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Why French nurses are staging nationwide protests Striking nurses are holding protests across France on Tuesday in what was described as an "unprecedented" movement aimed at raising the alarm call about the state of their profession. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161108/why-french-nurses-are-staging-an-unprecedented-strike Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:13:11 +0100 why-french-nurses-are-staging-an-unprecedented-strike Nurses in France sound alarm bells after summer suicides Nurses across France called for strike action on Wednesday to raise the alarm at their ever-worsening work conditions. The action follows a string of suicides in the profession this summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160914/french-nurses-call-strike-action-after-summer-suicides Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:38:58 +0200 french-nurses-call-strike-action-after-summer-suicides