Trade unions called for a strike and protest to denounce the job losses during the pandemic and demand wage increases. The unions taking part include the country’s second largest trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT), a group of trade unions Solidaires, the Federation Syndicale Unitaire (FSU), the main education union and the largest public sector trade union, as well as several youth organisations. The "national day of inter-professional action" takes place over many of France’s major cities.
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