the french are better at pay negotiation than us"up to 350,000 people are expected to transit through both airports during the Olympics, according to Le Monde.
Thousands of athletes will begin arriving in the Olympic Village from July 18.
Unions representing workers across the public sector in France have demanded increased pay for having to work through the Games, which last until August 11.
Pay demands have been made by police, air traffic controllers, rubbish collectors, central government employees and train drivers. "
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Of course they're good at it Their ancestors guillotined the rich
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Smash Monkey 2 The damp spastic, Tue 9 Jul 2024, 9:32,
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I've never understood how they had a revolution to get rid of their monarchy and aristocracy, and within about five minutes were being ruled by a guy who looked like this:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francois_Gerard_-_Napoleon_Ier_en_costume_du_Sacre.jpg
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Mr. Tea dole-nonce-amuser extraordinaire, Tue 9 Jul 2024, 9:46,
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