November 2007 strikes in France November 2007 strikes in France The 2007 strikes in France were a series of general strikes, mostly in the public sector, which started on 13 November 2007. The strike was over President Nicolas Sarkozy's and Prime Minister François Fillon's attempt to reduce early retirement benefits for 500,000 public employees. Sarkozy had stated that pension reform is the first in a series of measures designed to roll back protections for trade unions in France, and both unions and Sarkozy saw the pension strikes as a key political test. France's national labour law permits workers in certain hazardous or difficult professions to
France at the 1980 Summer Olympics 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Nine cyclists represented France in 1980. Alain Bondue won a silver medal in the individual pursuit. 16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented France in 1980. Three male pentathletes represented France in 1980. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 100m Butterfly Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay <br> Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 100m Breaststroke France at the 1980 Summer Olympics France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott