Fri Mar 31, 2023
March 31, 2023

France

Let’s Do It Like France! Strikes and Mass Protests Against Macron Continue

March 29, 2023 Strikes and protests against the Macron government have been going on for months in France. The protests began in January against a pension "reform" that aims to...

France in Flames: Anger Against Macron Grows

March 23, 2023 As we write, the March 23 strike is coming to an end...

General Strike on 18 October. Oil worker’s strikes strengthen fight against Macron

This article is based on material by a French comrade, Michael Lenoir Workers and popular...

Historic mobilization against pension reform in France: what’s next?

With 1,120,000 demonstrators counted by the Ministry of the Interior, and more than 2...

ILNSS' 4th Meeting Gathers Around 200 Activists and Celebrates an Important Step Forward

The 4th Meeting of the International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggles (ILNSS) was...

ILNSS' 4th Meeting Gathers Around 200 Activists and Celebrates an Important Step Forward

The 4th Meeting of the International Labour Network of Solidarity and Struggles (ILNSS) was held in Dijon, France, from 21 to 14 April. The...

Chad: Political and social crisis and the responsibility of French imperialism

Yves Mwana Mayas Cesar Neto   On April 11, the presidential elections were held in Chad. Idriss Deby Itno, who has been in power for 30 years,...

Paris Commune 150: the Economics

Today is the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Paris Commune.  The Commune (Council) was formed as result of what should be considered the...

The struggle for health in France

Interview by Martin Ralph - International Socialist League A French health worker answers questions about their struggle and in doing so shows the European struggle...

Class Struggle Doesn’t Stop Under the Pandemic

The corona virus pandemic, with the measures of social isolation, is forcing many mobilization processes to take a break in their forms of mobilization...

In the Footsteps of the Yellow Vests

THE GILETS JAUNES (Yellow Vests) (GJ) movement will soon be one year old. They failed to get rid of Macron, he is weakened, although...

Court Rules Against French Trade Union Leader Gaël Quirante

By ERNIE GOTTA On Wednesday, Dec. 18, French courts ruled against postal worker and trade-union leader Gaël Quirante with a three-month suspended prison sentence and...

France: Understanding the Electoral Results and Social Struggles

            For many people, the results of the European elections in France were a surprise. The past six months were filled with demonstrations of...

Mercosur and the European Union: One Step More Towards Becoming a Colony

            The free commerce deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU), announce with fireworks and fanfare by Bolsonaro and celebrated by the press,...

Interview with Yellow Vest Activist: Macron Out!

Socialist Voice (SV) interviewed Philippe who is a teacher and trade unionist (a member of Sud Education and the Solidaires union central), an active...

Balance of the February 5 demonstrations in France

Yellow vests and unions: after the February 5 demonstrations, a clear calling from the union leaderships to a general strike and the blockage of...

France: All support to the February 5th General Strike!

The CGT, Solidaires and CNT-SO unions are calling a strike in all France next Tuesday February 5. International Workers League- Fourth International (IWL-FI) Statement The “Assembly...

The Rebellion of the Yellow Vests enters Fifth Week

Last December 15, the fifth week of the yellow vests’ protests in all France began. According to the Interior Ministry, 66 thousand protestors participated...

Macron, on the Defensive

Clearly, Macron felt the blow. Almost an entire month of demonstrations of the yellow vests and the incorporation of the high school students in...