French Labor’s Historical Defeat; U.S. Teachers’ Surprising Victories

LA Progressive
Sep 5, 2018 · 11 min read
West Virginia Teachers Striking

As the French get ready for the “rentrée” — the annual back-to-school/back-to-work day following the August vacation — social peace appears to reign in the land. The long-expected militant strikes and struggles against the neo-liberal counter-reforms introduced by President Macron early last Spring have failed to materialize. Surprisingly, the Macron government…

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