Playing Hardball à la Française
Submitted by CaptainPoptart on Sun, 06/19/2016 - 2:29pmThe socialist government of French President François Hollande has decided to play hardball with both the student and trade union movements, setting up a showdown with a very uncertain outcome. The government threatens to completely outlaw protests against the recently passed labor reform bill that would dismantle the social safety net currently enjoyed by French workers.