[PEN-L:1952] French Strike

[Louis N Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 13 Dec 1995 PHILLPS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   So maybe the French strikers aren't perfect.  Maybe we weren't.
> But thank God they had respect for us as I have come to have
> respect for workers, here and around the world.
>

Louis: This is from an old friend up in Albany, NY.
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Louis,

  I have been posting articles about the French strike on the bulletin board
at work. The fact that it was started by rail workers has not gone
un-noticed. When I pointed out to one of my co-workers the fact that the
French rail-workers were fighting to defend rights like retirement at 50,
something we could only dream about, he responded "they should."

  Something of a contrast to "what are they complaining about?" reaction I
used to hear.

Best, Jon F