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Public-sector unions square up to Macron
The president’s policies of job cuts and pay freezes are causing unrest among the French working class, says TOM GILL

WHEN French President Emmanuel Macron secured his sweeping majority of the Elysee Palace and parliament in May and June, it was said that only the unions had a chance of checking his power. 

So this week’s show of unity and strength by public-sector unions — after months of squabbling — will have him worried. 

For the first time in a decade all nine unions representing 5.4 million public workers protested in the streets of France on Tuesday. 

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