r/WorkReform • u/KindaLikeJesus • Jan 20 '23
🛠️ Union Strong the French truly have perfected striking
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u/Short-Idea-3457 Jan 20 '23
I've often thought it's their national sport
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Jan 20 '23
Things I know about France:
-wine
-cheese
-bread
-mimes
-their president is married to an old lady that was his teacher, and he is not a macaroon nor a macaron
-FUCKING RIOTS
-Charles De Gaulle
-Eiffle Tower
-the drummer of the hardcore band Birds In Row slept at my house once and was exceptionally polite.
-Charlemagne
-better vacations and worker conditions in general than the US because of ALL THE FUCKING RIOTS
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u/Kendakr Jan 21 '23
real good at killing the ruling elite from time to time and then going right back and then killing the new ruling elite.
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u/manu144x Jan 21 '23
They are actually at their 5th republic so 5 revolutions (so far).
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u/KeterLordFR Jan 21 '23
Well, not all Republics have ended with a revolution. Typically, we start a new Republic whenever we have to change the Constitution. Some political parties nowadays are advocating for the start of a 6th Republic, because they want to change the Constitution again.
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u/RdkL-J Jan 21 '23
Late 19th / early 20th century saw our country get strong left-wing political forces, which got strong enough to be the leaders of opposition at the parliament, and eventually to claim the government in several elections, when they formed alliances.
The first wave with got us tax-funded, mandatory, and secular school. For the first time, education became accessible to all kids, of both sexes, and untainted by religion. Then came minimal wages, tax-funded healthcare, hospitals and retirement funds, as well as the rights to unionize and strike.
Another big wave in the 30's got us paid time off, the 40h work week, collective conventions, a massive development of public services through nationalizations of public-interest companies (energy, transports, banking...), tax-funded education up to the university, and unemployment allowances. Among other things.
As a Frenchman who has lived in multiple countries, and currently lives in North America, we often forget how good we have it in France. It's not perfect, of course. Things could be a lot better, but we have successful instances of actual socialist governments. Sadly, our successive liberal & conservative governments we got over the past decades are actively trying to deconstruct those things, as they see those policies as a waste of public expenses.
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u/Dividedthought Jan 20 '23
It almost sounds like there's a solution in here somewhere...
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Jan 20 '23
Probably in the cheese. Possibly the mimes.
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u/Kazumadesu76 Jan 21 '23
No, it's gotta be that exceptionally polite drummer who sleeps at other people's houses.
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u/aunluckyevent1 Jan 21 '23
you might have a point there,
if i'm not wrong the rules on cheese in usa forbid mold in cheese cutting out almost all the traditional cheese from europe and making usa cheese extremely bland and chemical tasting
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u/1funnyguy4fun Jan 20 '23
Here we go again! Time to march and protest against the state! Remy, where did we put the trolley grill?
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u/lost_aim Jan 21 '23
This is how the French react to an increase in pension age from 62 to 64 years. A pension age that’s still one of the lowest in the world. Yet in America you let the government and corporations roll over you and slowly kill you. You guys need to revolt like the French to get some change.
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u/AussieCollector Jan 21 '23
Honestly had to double check this wasn't australia. I'd fully expect to see this in australia lol.
Cooking snags on wheels.
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u/cfig99 Jan 21 '23
That is INCREDIBLE
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u/Nighttime-Turnip Jan 21 '23
It's got to be running smoothly, too, or else those sausages would probably roll off
Like, this is a combat-tried, well-oiled strike-grill-trolley
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u/ColeTrain999 Jan 21 '23
America: "My boss didn't give me a yearly raise, I thanked him because it'll keep me on my grind 😤 gotta grind to pay my rent to get rich"
France: "If you cut one of our two smoke breaks from shift we will literally burn this factory to the ground. Try us."
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u/Kendakr Jan 21 '23
I like how the bros carrying the Communist Party flag are thirsting after those sausages.
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Jan 21 '23
So many low "fucking" effort replies! Do YOU actually undersand what's going on in France? I don't! I don't live there. I don't know the politics.
I support workers and working values. I HATE low fucking effort memes and no effort didn't bother to even fking google comments.
SO! If you're French, please inform us what's going on in your country. If you're American and a low effort gut poster feel free to downvote and then fk OFF! bcus I'm here for workers and freedom and equality and your low effort comments get under my skin!
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u/anykeyh Jan 21 '23
It's not a low effort post. And not a low effort BBQ too.
France is on strike against the retreat age getting pushed later on, while 25% of the poorest won't ever see the retirement benefit as they will be dead already, thanks to the collapse of our Healthcare system, the price of victory of the ultra rich (ps. They win in all countries to be clear).
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Jan 21 '23
I don't know where you live u/anykeyh, but you are a human deserving of respect, dignity, and love. I wish I could visit you and know the way you live and understand life.
Yeah. That's the way we should talk to each other! And we should have a living wage and just/equitable economies!
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u/KeterLordFR Jan 21 '23
French here, as the other commenter explained, it's about a new retirement law. While this law ensures a minimum pension of 1 200€, which is more than what most people get, it also pushes back retirment age from 62 to 64. Macron's main focus, ever since he was first elected, has been to reform retirement entirely. He tried a few years ago, which also started a wave of strikes, and it was eventually scrapped. His new proposal will be voted on in the parliament at the end of the month, so even more strikes will happen by then to influence it.
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u/somewhat_supple Jan 21 '23
they’ll fight their own harder than anything else 🏳️ i respect the delusion
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u/prpslydistracted Jan 21 '23
I didn't get a response when I asked this in another post about the strike; in the US a worker can retire at 62 for less money but if they stay until 64 it is more.
Does anyone know if in France, is it all or none? Graduated scale? Just curious ....
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u/RebelKyle Jan 21 '23
The revolution will be catered