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Le Monde Staffers To Strike

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Guardian.co.uk   |  Gwladys Fouché   |   April 11, 2008 06:20 AM

Read More: France, Le Monde, Le Monde Strike, Newspaper Strikes, Breaking Media News

Staff at Le Monde, France's newspaper of record, will go on strike on Monday to protest against savage job cutting plans, threatening publication of the paper for only the second time in its 64-year history.

Le Monde's management announced last week that 130 jobs would have to go, two-thirds of which will be in the newsroom. The newsroom cuts represent one in four journalists or about 87 staff.

These cuts, which even Le Monde's new management accept are drastic, are part of plans to turn around the loss-making paper.

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- vandegrasse I'm a Fan of vandegrasse permalink

I love the French! If they don't like what a business is doing they strike, unlike their American counterparts who just let business run them over. And we make fun of French cowardice.It's we American workers who are cowards. Vive La France!

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Mon dieu!
How will we wrap le fish?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:23 PM on 04/11/2008
- Blutus I'm a Fan of Blutus permalink

How much does America care??

First post anyone??

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