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Paris Strikes 2007
Paris, France.November 20, 2007..Thousands of people take to the streets of Paris as French public transport strikers from SNCF and RATP join forces with teachers, postal workers, air traffic controllers and other civil servants for a nationwide demonstration on issues such as pensions reforms, job cuts and cost of living. Railway strikers, on strike for the seventh day, are protesting President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to reform the economy by scrapping pension privileges that allow retirement as early as age 50..
