[lbo-talk] NYT on French unions

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Mar 29 13:49:54 PST 2006


Nathan Newman wrote:


>How about Doug's comment about the success of the French union protests--
>"And all without
>gangsters" slam on unions as corrupt mafiosas.

It was an allusion to the last line of the NYT piece:


>That progress has won the unions a measure of popular support far
>larger than that enjoyed by American unions. Many people in the
>United States take a jaundiced view of strikes because union members
>are relatively better off than many private-sector employees. But
>French polls consistently show strong public support for striking
>workers, despite the havoc they may cause.
>
>And with strong ideological foundations, French unions have not
>become associated with organized crime, as has happened with some
>unions in the United States.

It's true, you know.

Doug



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