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protests have started against the cuts. It’s a very positive sign that thousands of people took to the streets immediately, and many more will march this Saturday.

An NPA video showing French workers striking and protesting around the country

The fightback in France against attacks on pensions has shown magnificent resistance.

The progress of the fightback in France against the attacks on pensions hangs in the balance.

Karl Marx did not just analyse capitalism, he also asked how it would be possible to create an entirely different kind of society.

Three and a half million people marched on over 200 demonstrations across France according to the CGT union federation. This is a new high for the present campaign. It shows how crucial the battle taking place in France is—one with implications for the whole continent.

France workers have taken a potentially very powerful move to escalate their action against attacks on pensions.

Some three million people poured on to the streets of France last Saturday in the latest stage of the movement to defend pensions.

French workers have shown their determination to block the attacks on their pensions by the right wing government of Nicolas Sarkozy. Millions of workers took part in a day of strikes and protests on Thursday.

French workers were to hold a further general strike this week over pensions.p>

Around three million workers took to the streets of France on Tuesday of last week in a huge day of action over attacks on pensions.