Sophie Vénétitay

Force in Play

Criticized the exclusion of public-sector unions from Nov. 9 wage talks and said unions would keep pressure on the government.

A nationwide strike on Nov. 10 drew between 5,900 and 10,000 marchers in Paris and blocked 49 of France's 3,700 high schools, the Education Ministry said. Teacher strike participation fell to 1.6% nationwide, down from nearly 16% on Nov. 5, and 99% of high school students were back in class, Education Minister Edouard Geffray said.

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