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France needs 'more public services', 'salaries are too low', 'schools are in very, very bad shape'

As France confronts another wave of strikes and protests, Gaëlle Martinez, National Secretary of the trade union Solidaires, presents the general strike as more than a confrontation over wages, public spending or the cost of living. Her account reveals a deeper struggle over economic dignity, the future of public services and the democratic right to collective protest. “People just want to live,…

France needs 'more public services', 'salaries are too low', 'schools are in very, very bad shape'

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