Hundreds of thousands in mass protests across France

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=a8d3a499ac82a81a

Hundreds of thousands of French poured into the streets Tuesday, in the latest, and largest, demonstration against an unpopular new employment law.

The protests included a national strike that disrupted transportation and other services around the country.

Chanting slogans and waving banners against the new hiring law, tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the Paris streets Tuesday, ending up at the Place de la Republic in the northern part of the city. Similar marches were held in towns and cities across France. Striking workers disrupted public transportation, rail and airline services around the country. Teachers, postal workers and private sector employees also joined the walkout.

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'The jobs law, known here as the first employment contract, is bad for French society. You can see the malaise here,' he said. 'The law needs to be changed
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Labor is getting restless all over the world...

[stepnw1f]

1. GOOD

We need a global protest.

[superconnected]

2. now if america could get it together and come out and protest

unfair laws, and presidents who came in by stolen elections.

[goforit]

3. The sedentary American life style is an interesting determinant.

[Orrin_73]

4. You should give the French credit for this

They at least know how to show their feelings when they disagree with their government.

[Golden Raisin]

5. Maybe we could learn something from les Francais.

Of course a lot of sheeple would have to pull themselves away from 'American Idol' and NASCAR long enough to give a damn that our country is turning into a fascist state.

[0007]

6. WE have much to learn from the French.

[Jack_DeLeon]

7. Good to see people exercising thier rights even though I disagree...

with thier cause.

I honestly dont think the european system of employment is for the best.

[bemildred]

8. Best for whom? That is the question.

But seriously, why is there only one "best" economic system? Let the peoples of the world experiment and choose as they like.

[Jack_DeLeon]

9. I never said there was one "best" system, however...

I do think its wrong for the government to make it hard for employers to hire or fire people.

Some people just arent good at some jobs, and in those cases why should the employer be forced to keep a bad employee on.

In situations where a government makes it hard for someone to be fired I believe that is infringing on the property rights of the employer. A person's money is their property and if the government is forcing someone to pay money to employ someone they dont want that is wrong.

That being said I do agree that experimentation is good. We should never force everyone to be the same. Diversity is a good thing in that different systems are tried by different people and we can see the results and decide for ourselves.

[bemildred]

10. Thank you for expressing yourself clearly and honestly.

I disagree, but it's a long discussion, and not likely a fruitful one, so let's skip it.
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