Union membership in France is low, at about 8 percent of the workforce, and support has been falling. But the unions have a powerful grip on some industries and public services and can cause severe disruption when they go on strike.
Latest technic, Despite current date April Fools Day 2009. is holding boss captive, "bossnapped" Sony workers in Pontonx-sur-l’Adour, in southwest France held their boss captive for 24 hours for a better severance package. Workers at a 3M plant in the in Pithiviers, held their boss for 24 hours. Caterpillar in France held a grand total of 5 bosses! Caterpillars intention is to lay off 733 workers, a quarter of the work force at its factories in the towns of Grenoble and Échirolles. They detained the director of the plan and his associates for a short time. Again over severance pay.
National Union of ground mechanics of the Civil Aviation SNMSAC. 4,000 Air France mechanics.
General Labour Confederation (CGT) healthcare workers. Largest union representing workers at the French state rail company SNCF and Paris transport system of metro trains, buses and trams known as the RATP.
French pilot unions UNPL and R'Way
Solidaires is a group of French trade unions.
The Sud union, which successfully disrupted train services earlier this year, doubled its score in December elections for labour tribunals, boosting its potential to pile pressure on bigger unions to become more radical.
CFE-CGC white-collar staff union
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International Trade-union confederation (CSI)
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Airline unions Union of Sailors Civil Aviation Authority Unac (ON ryanair fr easyjet fr) signs an agreement with management.
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