,FR5* ,UNEMPLOY$ ,ORGANISE & ,FI<T 

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,A MASS WAVE ( OCCUPATIONS ( UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFIT (FICES SWEPT ?R\< ,FRANCE 9 ,DECEMB] #aiig CONT9U+ WELL 9TO ! ,NEW ,YE>4 ,ORGANIZE6 TAKES A LOOK AT ?IS WELCOME RESI/ANCE4 

,?IS PH5OM5ON %\LD BE LOOK$ AT 9 DETAIL AS IT %\LD PROVIDE LESSONS & EXAMPLES TO ALL UNEMPLOY$ :O >E LOOK+ TO DEF5D !MSELVES 9 ,BRITA9 & R\ND ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,AS ! ,FR5* MAGAZ9E ,C\RANT ,ALT]NATIF1 ! PAP] ( ! ,ORGANIZATION ,COMMUNI/E ,LIB]TAIRE NOT$ 9 A ,FEBRU>Y $ITORIAL3 0,ONCE MORE1 LIB]T>IANS W]E OMNIPRES5T 9 ! ACTION40 

,! MOVEM5T ( OCCUPATIONS BEGAN 9 ,DECEMB] :5 SOME LOCAL UNEMPLOY$ GR\PS1 AS WELL AS ! NATIONAL UNEMPLOY$ CO-ORD9ATION ,AGIR CONTRE LE *OMAGE6 7,ACT AGA9/ UNEMPLOYM5T7-,A,C6 OCCUPI$ ! (FICES ( ,UN$IC_/,ASS$IC -- ! EQUIVAL5T ( SUPPLEM5T>Y B5EFIT -- 9 ,>RAS 9 NOR!RN ,FRANCE & ,M>SEILLES 9 ! S\?4 ,!Y DEM&$ AN IMM$IATE PAY\T ( #a1#e 7FRANCS 7,G,B,P#a#e7 = ! LONG T]M UNEMPLOY$4 

,A NEW LEFT GOV]NM5T UND] ,LIONEL ,JOSP9 CAME TO P[] 9 ,FRANCE LA/ YE>4 ,AP>T FROM HIS [N ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 ! CAB9ET 9CLUD$ #d M9I/]S :O >E MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! NEW GOV]NM5T PROMIS$ ! CREATION ( #g1 JOBS1 #c#e1 ( !M 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR4 ,! PRIVATE SECTOR PROMISE ( UNEMPLOYM5T FAIL$ TO GET (F ! GR\ND /RAI<TAWAY1 AS ! PRIVATE SECTOR BOSSES REFUS$ TO RELEASE F9ANCE1 & ! ,/ATE W\LD NOT SUBSIDIZE !M4 ,SIMIL>LY A GOV]NM5T PROMISE ( A UNIV]SAL #ce H\R WEEK HAS MET ) FI]CE RESI/ANCE FROM ! EMPLOY]S4 

,! ELECTION ( ! LEFT DE/ROY$ ANY REMA9+ ILLUSIONS AMONG ! UNEMPLOY$ ?AT ANY?+ W\LD BE DONE BY ! ,/ATE TO TACKLE UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,?IS IS :Y UNLIKE ! USUAL DEMOBILIZATION 9 ,FRANCE AFT] ELECTIONS ( LEFT GOV]NM5TS1 ?IS NEW MOVEM5T1 />T+ \T ) SMALL NUMB]S1 QUICKLY 9CREAS$ 9 SIZE & MILITANCY & CONT9UES TO BE ACTIVE4 ,?IS %\LD BE COMP>$ ) ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T ( ,NOVEMB]-,DECEMB] #a#i#i#e4 ,?IS TIME IT IS A GOV]NM5T ( ! ,LEFT 9 P[]1 & AS A RESULT ! USUAL MANEUV]S ( ! ,LEFT TO DEMOBILIZE ANY SOCIAL MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 ?AT LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO C>RY \T4 

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,! ,UN$IC IS A JO9T GOV]NM5T_/UNION BODY HEAD$ UP BY ,NICOLE ,NOTAT1 LEAD] ( ! ,C,F,D,T UNION 7NOT$ = ITS 0RADICALITY0 & TALK ( 0 SELF-MANAGEM5T0 9 ! #gS & = A LONG :ILE A CLOSE ACCOMPLICE ( ! ,SOCIALI/S74 ,NOTAT REFUS$ TO PAY ! SUM DEM&$ BY ! UNEMPLOY$ ACTIVI/S4 ,CONDITIONS HAVE DET]IORAT$ RAPIDLY = ! UNEMPLOY$ 9 ! LA/ #b YE>S1 TO ! PO9T :]E MANY >E NOT F> (F ( ALMO/ COMPLETE DE/ITUTION4 

,! ACTIONS W]E SET (F BY ! UNEMPLOY$ COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,G,T 7L>GE UNION C5TRAL CONTROLL$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY7 9 ! ,M>SEILLLES >EA4 ,BUT ?IS DOES NOT IMPLY A MANIPULATION BY ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,RA!R IT WAS A MOVEM5T FROM ! BASE ?AT WAS TAK5 UP BY MULTIPLE UNEMPLOY$ GR\PS & ACTIVI/S1 9CLUD+ ! ,C,N,T 7,AN>*OSYNDICALI/ UNION7 & BY MANY AN>*I/_/LIB]T>IAN MILITANTS AS WELL AS BY ?OSE 9 NO GR\P OR ORGANIZATION4 

,ASS$IC (FICES EV]Y:]E W]E OCCUPI$ ) L>GE UNIT$ DEMON/RATIONS ( ! UNEMPLOY$ & EMPLOY$ 9 MANY MA9 T[NS4 ,! DEM& = A PAY\T WAS RAIS$ TO #c1 FRANCS1 & DEM&S W]E !N PUT =W>D = A RISE 9 B5EFITS = ALL ( ! EQUIVAL5T ( ,G,B,P#a#e1 ) A NEW B5EFIT = ! UND]-#b#eS1 :O RECEIVE NO B5EFITS AT ALL4 

,! OLD C>ROT & /ICK TACTIC ?AT ! ,LEFT 9 P[]_/! UNIONS HAD US$ TO F9ALLY DEMOBILIZE BO? ! LORRY DRIV]S /RIKE 7LATE AUTUMN #a#i#i#g7 & ! /RUGGLE ( ! SANS PAPI]S 7IMMIGRANTS )\T (FICIAL /AY P]MITS7 DID NOT IMM$IATELY WORK ?IS TIME4 ,! MOVEM5T PUT AT ! HEAD ( ITS PRIORITIES ! HUMAN & SOCIAL FACTORS1 REFUS+ TO BE TAK5 9 BY V>I\S ECONOMIC >GUM5TS 7ONE UNION LEAD] SAID ?AT ! UNEMPLOY$ W]E TAK+ JOBS FROM ! EMPLOY$674 ,9 C]TA9 >EAS1 ! UNEMPLOY$ BROKE ) ! OLD S*EMA ( TRADE UNIONISM3 CORPORATISM1 /RIKE1 NEGOTIATIONS1 5D ( /RUGGLE4 

,9DE$1 ! FRONTI]S ( :AT WAS 0POSSIBLE0 W]E PU%$ BACK CONSID]ABLY1 ) HUNDR$S ( BUILD+S OCCUPI$ DAY & NI<T1 & GR\PS ( UNEMPLOY$ DEM&+ & TAK+ FOOD 9 ! SUP]M>KETS & 9 ! MO/ PO% RE/AURANTS6 ,ALL ( ?IS MI<T BE SE5 AS SYMBOLIC1 BUT DEMON/RATES ! DET]M9ATION & WILLP[] ( A SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 WEAK NUM]ICALLY1 BUT :I* IS A GREAT NOVELTY 9 A SITUATION :]E MO/ WORKPLACE /RUGGLES >E DEF5SIVE & WELL CONTROLL$ BY ! UNIONS4 

,IF ! MOVEM5T IS WEAK 9 NUMB]S1 ?IS IS H>DLY SURPRIS+4 ,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S >E TODAY TOTALLY DEFEAT$ 9 !IR DAILY LIFE :]E SURVIVAL IS !IR MA9 PREOCCUPATION4 

,= ?OSE :O DID 5GAGE 9 /RUGGLE1 = MANY !RE WAS A MASSIVE WID5+ ( HORIZONS LEAD+ TO ! QUE/ION+ ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9 ITS TOTALITY4 ,YES1 :5 ONE IS \T ( WORK1 ONE HAS TIME TO BECOME TOTALLY DEPRESS$1 BUT ONE ALSO HAS TIME TO ?9K4 ,IF WAG$ WORK]S HAVE ! 0MUSCLE0 TO POT5TIALLY BACK UP !IR /RUGGLES1 !Y >E ALSO ! VICTIMS ( P>ALYZ+ ALI5ATION4 ,H5CE A P>ADOX 9 BO? WAG$ & UNWAG$ SECTORS4 ,?IS VULG> ECONOMISM IS AN 5EMY ( ALL REVOLUTIONS4 

,! NEW DEM&S W]E MET ) AN (F] ( ! EQUIVAL5T ( ,G,B,P#e MILLION = RETRA9+ & A PROMISE ?AT #b#a#f1 UNEMPLOY$ W\LD GET ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES ( AB\T ,G,B,P#c A WEEK4 ,?IS WAS MET ) AN ESCALATION 9 ! NUMB] ( OCCUPATIONS4 ,! GOV]NM5T !N DECID$ TO GIVE \T ,G,B,P#aMILLION 9 UNEMPLOYM5T B5EFIT4 ,AGA9 ?IS WAS MET ) D]ISION4 ,?IS MEANT ! PR9CELY SUM ( ,G,B,P#c P] P]SON6 ,N[ ,JOSP9 TALK$ AB\T HIS COMMITM5TS TO ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 & REFUS$ TO GIVE ANY MORE MONEY4 

,FIR/ SOPS1 !N COPS 

  

,! RIOT COPS W]E S5T 91 EVICT+ ! OCCUPATIONS 9 AN EUPHEMI/IC 0EVACUATION04 ,UP TO ?IS TIME1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,M9I/]S W]E SAY+ ?+S LIKE3 0,! FIR/ MEASURES TAK54444MAKE GOOD S5SE01 SUPPORT+ ! SOPS GIV5 \T BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,N[ IT WAS3 0,! ,ASS$ICS MU/ R$ISCOV] ! POSSIBILITY ( FULFILL+ !IR ROLE0- 9 O!R WORDS1 0RIOT POLICE1 *>GE60 ,= !IR P>T1 ! ,GRE5S ALSO SUPPORT+ ! ,LEFT GOV]NM5T PLAY$ IT BO? WAYS1 REFLECT+ !IR M9OR 9FLU5CE ON ! GOV]NM5T4 ,ONE ,GRE5 LEAD] VISIT$ OCCUPY+ UNEMPLOY$ & D5\NC$ POLICE ATTACKS :IL/ ANO!R SAID HE WAS 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! UNEMPLOY$ :IL/ SUPPORT+ ! GOV]NM5T AT ! SAME TIME4 ,ONCE AGA91 AS 9 ! LA/ FEW /RIKES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ! EXTREME RI<T ,FRONT ,NATIONAL FAIL$ TO (F] AN OP9ION AP>T FROM REM>K+ 9 !IR PAP] ?AT ! UNEMPLOY$ W]E PR(ITE]S :O LACK$ DEC5CY4 

,= !IR P>T1 ! ,TROTSKYI/S PUT =W>D ! USUAL TRANSITIONAL DEM&S1 SEEK+ TO LIMIT ! MOVEM5T TO ! 0POSSIBLE04 ,SOME ( !IR ORGANIZATIONS >E DEEPLY IMPLICAT$ 9 SUPPORT = ! ,LEFT GOV]NM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,LUTTE ,\VRI]E1 A ,TROT GR\P ) SEV]AL ?\S& MEMB]S1 D5\NC$ AN>*I/S AS PROVOCATEURS1 9 L9E ) ! TALK ( ! ,COMMUNI/S_/,C,G,T :O CON/ANTLY DRON$ ON AB\T 0CASSEURS0 7BREAK]S7 & UNCONTROLLABLES4 ,= ITS P>T ! ,LIGUE ,COMMUNI/E ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE1 ,FR5* SECTION ( ! ,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL1 WAS DO+ ITS LITTLE :EEL+S & DEAL+S1 9 L9E ) EV5TUALLY JO9+ ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 5 MASSE4 ,ONE ( ITS LEAD]S1 ,AGUITON1 ALSO A LEAD] ( ,A,C6 & ! ,S,U,D UNION1 HAD SEV]AL MEET+S ) ,CAMBADELIS1 NUMB] TWO 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 & AN EM95T ,TROTSKYI/ HIMSELF 79 A DIFF]5T FACTION7 ASSUR+ HIM ?AT 0 WE >E NOT LOOK+ = A CRISIS04 

,N[ ! ,C,G,T UNION MOV$ TO FULFILL ITS ROLE AS SABOTEUR ( /RUGGLE4 ,ON ,JANU>Y #b#g? !Y CALL$ \T OV] #b1 PEOPLE 9 #c SEP>ATE DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,P>IS- UNEMPLOY$1 RAILWORK]S1 ROAD MA9T5ANCE WORK]S4 ,ALL DEMON/RATIONS W]E CONC]N$ ) UNEMPLOYM5T1 BUT ! ,COMMUNI/S MADE SURE ?AT !Y M>*$ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! CAPITAL4 

,! RADICALISM ( ! MOVEM5T WAS %[N 9 OCCUPATIONS ( ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY (FICES1 9 ! BLOCK+ ( RAILWAY L9ES TO /OP ! ,T,G,V HI< SPE$ TRA9S1 9 ! QUE/ION+ ( WORK ITSELF4 ,DUR+ A DEMON/RATION 9 ,P>IS ON #a#g? ,JANU>Y1 :I* BR\<T \T #b#e11 A MEET+ UND] ! BANN] ,WE ,WANT ,%IT ,WORK PAID ) ,CRUMBS A GR\P ( PEOPLE :IPP$ !MSELVES :IL/ DEM&+ WORK AT ANY PRICE4 ,SOME ( !IR SLOGANS W]E ,WORK1 NO WAGES & OV]TIME -,ONE SOLUTION1 EXPLOITATION1- ,BOSSES JO9 US1 Y\R SLAVES >E 9 ! /REET1- ,! UNIONS >E \R FRI5DS1 !Y HAVE NEV] BETRAY$ US1- #ce H\RS A DAY4 ,! MEET+ W5T FROM #e TO #d4 ,AFT] ?IS DEMON/RATORS BROKE A POLICE BLOCKADE ( AN OCCUPI$ BUILD+1 OCCUPI$ A %OPP+ C5T] & =C$ ONE ( ! SWANKIE/ ,P>ISIAN RE/AURANTS ,LA ,C\POLE TO PROVIDE FOOD4 ,ON O!R OCCASIONS ATTEMPTS BY ! ,A,C6 BUREAUCRATS TO NEGOTIATE W]E ?W>T$ BY MASS MEET+S4 ,AT MANY MASS MEET+S1 PEOPLE QUE/ION$ ! :OLE NATURE ( WAG$ WORK4 

,DEMOBILIZATION8 

  

,9 T[NS LIKE ,NANTES ! HI< S*OOL /UD5TS BEGAN TO TAKE P>T 9 ! /RUGGLE4 ,A ?\S& M>*$ TO JO9 ! UNEMPLOY$ 9 ,NANTES & TOOK P>T 9 AN OCCUPATION4 ,! ,ACT-,UP COMMITTEES 7ORGANIZ+ >\ND ,A,I,DS & ,H,I,V7 TOOK P>T 9 MO/ ( ! ACTIONS CALL+ = ! SAME B5EFITS = ,A,I,DS SUFF]]S AS = O!R CLAIMANTS4 

,! NUMB] ( AN>*I/S_/LIB]T>IANS 9VOLV$ 9 ! MOVEM5T WAS F> FROM NEGLIGIBLE 7= EXAMPLE #d PEOPLE 9 ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E CONT+5T ON A ,LYONS DEMO74 ,BEYOND SATISFACTION AT ! GOOD HEAL? ( DIFF]5T LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATIONS WAS !RE ! 9FLU5CE TO CREATE A SELF-ORGANIZ$ MOVEM5T ( UNEMPLOY$ & ?OSE 9 TEMPOR>Y WORK1 9DEP5D5T ( ! P>TIES & ! ,/ATE1 LEAD+ TO ! CREATION ( A MOVEM5T ( SOCIAL RESI/ANCE CAPABLE ( CREAT+ A NEW SOCIETY8 

,! ,LEFT GOV]NM5T HAS PUT =W>D ITS PLANS = A #ce H\R WEEK ?AT IT SAYS WILL SOLVE UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,IT HOPES TO 9TRODUCE ?IS BY ! YE> #b & TO 5C\RAGE BOSSES TO CREATE JOBS4 ,BUT 9 ACTUAL FACT ! BILL DOES NOT MEAN ?AT PAY WILL NOT BE CUT 9 L9E ) R$UCTION ( H\RS1 ?AT #ce H\RS WILL BE COMPULSORY1 ?AT JOB CREATION WILL NOT BE PAID \T ( TAXES RA!R ?AN BY ! BOSSES4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! #ce H\RS WILL BE 0FLEXIBLE04 ,IT WILL BE CALCULAT$ ANNUALLY1 SO ?AT ONE WEEK Y\ MI<T WORK #f H\RS1 & ANO!R #a1 :I* SUITS ! NE$S ( ! BOSSES V]Y WELL6 

,! MOVEM5T IS BE+ DEMOBILIZ$ ON ?IS #c#e-H\R PROMISE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/S >E BUSY W9D+ D[N ! MOVEM5T4 ,A,C6 & O!R UNEMPLOY$ ORGANIZATIONS FEEL SMUG ?AT !Y HAVE BE5 RECEIV$ BY ?OSE 9 P[]1 HAVE BEGUN TO BE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO NEGOTIATION /RUCTURES1 & WILL GO ALONG ) !SE MANEUV]S ,AT ,M>SEILLES :]E ! ACTION FIR/ />T$1 ?IS IS ALREADY UND] WAY1 BUT AS WE WRITE O!R T[NS HAVE SE5 AN 9CREASE 9 ! /R5G? ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,! GOV]NM5T WILL BO? HOPE TO DE/ROY ! MOVEM5T ) ! HELP ( ITS ALLIES 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ! UNIONS1 & ) BRUTE =CE4 ,ALREADY A MEMB] ( ! ,F$]ATION ,AN>*I/E1 ,*RI/OPHE ,FETAT1 HAS BE5 >RE/$ 9 ,LILLE = TAK+ P>T 9 ACTIONS4 ,IF ! MOVEM5T DOES COME TO AN 5D1 :AT NE$S TO BE BUILT UPON BY AN>*I/S_/LIB]T>IANS IS A RADICALIZATION ( ?OSE 9VOLV$1 & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( OCCUPI$ BUILD+S ?AT CAN CONT9UE TO S]VICE ! UNEMPLOY$1 OP]AT$ BY AUTONOM\S COMMITTEES ( UNEMPLOY$_/?OSE 9 TEMPOR>Y WORK \TSIDE ( ! CONTROL ( ! P>TIES4 

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,AFT] ! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ ! HI<E/ UNEMPLOYM5T RATE S9CE ! W>1 #d4#h MILLION-#a#d.0 ( ?OSE ABLE TO WORK-A MASS WAVE ( DEMON/RATIONS EFFECT$ #b CITIES & T[NS & 9VOLV+ #d1 PEOPLE 9 E>LY ,FEBRU>Y4 ,CONTACTS BETWE5 ,FR5* & ,G]MAN UNEMPLOY$ HAVE BE5 E/ABLI%$ ) ! ,FR5* GIV+ ADVICE FROM !IR [N EXP]I5CES4 

,/,O,P ,P,R,E,S,S3 ,AS WE GO TO PRESS1 WE HE> ( ! FOLL[+4 

#f? ,FEBRU>Y ,OCCUPATION ( PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUILD+ 9ITIAT$ BY ,C,N,T 9 ,P>IS4 ,BUILD+ SURR\ND$ & #h 767 >RE/$ BY POLICE >M$ ) ASSAULT RIFLES4 ,AFT] ID5TITY *ECKS ALL RELEAS$4 

#a#a? ,FEBRU>Y #ae UNEMPLOY$_/TEMPOR>Y CONTRACT WORK]S >RIVE AT ! ,CA% ,CONV]T]S /ORE4 ,?IS SCUMMY BUS9ESS BUYS ! PROP]TY ( ! POOR :O URG5TLY NE$ MONEY1 AT D]ISORY PRICES1 & SELL IT TO O!R POOR PEOPLE AT A PR(IT6 ,?AT'S ! M>KET = Y\6 ,! OBJECTIVE ( ! #ae WAS TO BR+ ! GOODS \T ON ! PAVEM5T TO DI/RIBUTE IT FREE4 ,! POLICE ATTACK$ VIOL5TLY4 #d >RE/S4 #c RELEAS$ 9 ! EV5+1 ! RE/ KEPT OV]NI<T 9 CELLS & RELEAS$ ! FOLL[+ MORN+4 ,POSSIBILITY ( PROSECUTIONS4 ,M$IA IMPOSES BLACK\T ON MANY ACTIONS4 ,AT ,POITI]S POLICE PHYSICALLY ATTACK OCCUPY+ UNEMPLOY$ 7#e ,FEB47 ,GR[+ RADICALIZATION AS MANY UNEMPLOY$ SEE ! ROLE ( ! ,LEFT & ( ! POLICE4 

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