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France's delivery bike riders now have their own union

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:04:11 +0100

Cyclists in France working for online food delivery groups have organised their first trade union to fight for better pay and job security, a labour group said on Thursday.

French company bosses to go on strike

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:46:00 +0100

After train drivers, pilots, pharmacists and farmers, and with doctors too set to strike over Christmas, now it's the turn of bosses in France to take to the streets in protest.

French union 'spends €1.4k' on boss's loo seat

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:55:00 +0100

France’s top union boss was bogged down in an embarrassing scandal this week over the cost of the refurbishment of his luxury rented apartment, which reportedly included a new €1,397 lavatory seat and €700 spent on a loo roll holder and towel rack.

French union spends €130k to fix boss's flat

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:08:00 +0100

One of France's top labour unions was facing uncomfortable questions on Wednesday over reports it had spent €130,000 to rehab an apartment for its top boss. Plans for property had at one point included a wine cellar and home cinema.

Air France unions seek to stop flights to Guinea

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:32:00 +0200

Air France flight attendant unions on Friday called for a halt to services to the Guinean capital Conakry due to concerns about a "serious risk" of spreading Ebola.

Turkey's EU bid will go to referendum: Hollande

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:38:00 +0100

President François Hollande promised that the French people would be given the chance to vote in a referendum over whether France should support Turkey's bid to enter the EU. The vow came after his Turkish counterpart asked France not to stand in the way.

Sunday shopping ban splits France

Sun, 06 Oct 2013 10:20:00 +0200

The laws that mean shopping is all but banned on Sundays, are one of those things about France that leaves visitors scratching their heads. Now, it seems, a growing number of the French are themselves starting to question the ban.

Fired for refusing to cut off poor families' water

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:03:00 +0200

It could be seen as a classic case of French solidarity or just an example of a disobedient worker, but an employee at Veolia in France has been sacked for refusing to cut off the water supply to poor families.

iPhone 5 sales boom as strike threat evaporates

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:18:00 +0200

Apple's flagship store in France was doing a roaring trade in the sale of the iPhone 5 on Friday as a threatened strike by workers over a pay dispute failed to materialise.

Peugeot workers march against job cuts

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:40:00 +0200

Hundreds of workers from PSA Peugeot Citroen demonstrated in central Paris Thursday to denounce the French auto giant's plans to shed 8,000 jobs across France.

Striking French workers threaten iPhone 5 launch

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:37:00 +0200

Workers in Apple stores in France may go on strike on Friday – the day of the much-hyped release of the iPhone 5 – if they do not get a pay rise, a union source said.

Toulouse gunman divorces wife hours before assault

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:53:29 +0200

The self-confessed gunman Mohamed Merah divorced his wife one day before French police launched an assault on his flat in Toulouse. Merah claimed he shot seven people in the Toulouse area to "avenge" Palestinian children.