French unions stage last-ditch resistance against labor law
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With strikes and protests, French unions are staging a last-ditch bid to dismantle a labor law that weakens their powers and worker protections.
However the labor action appeared low-key Thursday morning, with only minimal disruption to schools, transport and other public services. The civil aviation authority said 15 percent of flights were cancelled at Paris area airports. A protest is planned through Paris later.
Unions are protesting a labor law adopted this summer that allows longer workweeks and makes it easier for companies to lay off staff.
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President Francois Hollande's socialist government hopes it will make France more competitive. Unions say it damages hard-won worker rights.
Didier Porte of the Workers Force union told France-Info radio that unions are studying legal options to try to overturn some of the measures.