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Few tears shed by French workers after Macron"s Alstom dream is blocked

After four decades on the production line at French trainmaker Alstom, Claude Gemino had little sympathy for Emmanuel Macron when Brussels scotched the French president's hopes of creating a European rail champion......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 12th, 2019

Dental practices led record job losses in April but are already bouncing back

Dental practices shed a record 503,000 jobs in April, but are already starting to bring workers back this month......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMay 10th, 2020

Breakout time behind plexiglass: Renault factory restarts in France

With temperature scanners on the door and tables partitioned by plexiglass shields in the breakout area, workers at one of Renault's French plants are adjusting to new routines as carmakers try to cope with the coronavirus crisis......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 6th, 2020

France"s President Macron is making a big deal of normalizing mask-wearing, while Pence and Trump have noticeably avoided it

Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to make wearing the face mask an act of national pride, sporting a navy blue one with an embroidered flag. Mea.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 6th, 2020

Macron is modeling a French-themed face mask so people can wear it as an act of national pride when the country eases its coronavirus lockdown

Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP French President Emmanuel Macron has been seen sporting a Fr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 6th, 2020

Push to reopen economy runs up against wary workers and consumers

Felicia Lynch started a dream job in November as an assistant knitwear designer for a luxury brand in Lower Manhattan before the coronavirus pandemic took full swing in New York’s fashion capital and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 30th, 2020

Workers turn to courts and states for safety protection as Trump declines to act

Felicia Lynch started a dream job in November as an assistant knitwear designer for a luxury brand in Lower Manhattan before the coronavirus pandemic took full swing in New York’s fashion capital and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 30th, 2020

Gig workers get help as fiscal stimulus catches up with times

Felicia Lynch started a dream job in November as an assistant knitwear designer for a luxury brand in Lower Manhattan before the coronavirus pandemic took full swing in New York’s fashion capital and... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 30th, 2020

French court backs workers in Amazon row over virus measures

A French court on Friday rejected Amazon's appeal against a ruling that restricts what it can deliver during the coronavirus crisis, handing a victory to unions which had criticised the U.S. e-commerce giant's safety measures......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 24th, 2020

France"s Macron Warns Of EU Collapse Without Financial Cooperation

In a Financial Times interview, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned the European Union could collapse unless it embraces financial solidarity.  . read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 17th, 2020

Airbus furloughs 3,000 French aerospace workers

Airbus will furlough some 3,000 French aerospace workers by tapping a government-backed scheme for four weeks starting from Monday, the planemaker said on Friday, in its latest effort to cope with the coronavirus crisis......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 17th, 2020

Airbus puts some French aero workers on part-time working

Airbus will implement a mandatory part-time working scheme for some 3,000 employees in France from April 20 to May 17, unions said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 17th, 2020

Individual ashtrays, hourly disinfection: French carmakers eye production restart

Peugeot-owner PSA and Renault are planning new safety measures in a push by France's major industrial groups for a breakthrough with workers to reopen some factories before the government lifts its lockdown from mid-May, unions said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 16th, 2020

More than 100,000 clean-energy workers lost jobs in March

Consultants also project that the clean energy sector will shed more than 500,000 jobs......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 15th, 2020

Amazon may have to shut all warehouses in France after a court order that it can only ship essential items

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo A French court ruled on Tuesday that Amazon is not taking the proper precautions to protect its warehouse workers from the coronavirus. The court sa.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2020

"We Weren"t Prepared" For COVID-19: Macron Admits A French Disaster

"We Weren"t Prepared" For COVID-19: Macron Admits A French Disaster.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 14th, 2020

Exclusive: Airbnb restricts bookings on its platform in Britain

Home rental firm Airbnb blocked British bookings on its platform for the vast majority of customers on Thursday, allowing only key workers to stay in properties for as long as emergency government coronavirus restrictions are in place......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 9th, 2020

French carmaker PSA sets up fund for staff and new health check measures

French carmaker and Peugeot owner PSA announced on Wednesday the creation of a solidarity fund to help staff affected by the closures of plants due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and new steps to protect the health of its workers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 8th, 2020

Trump"s long and winding road to acting like a "wartime president" and invoking the Defense Production Act

Brian Snyder/Reuters Battling the coronavirus pandemic will be like a "war," according to leaders ranging from US President Donald Trump to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to French President Emmanuel Macron. As the spre.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 1st, 2020

Eiffel Tower says "Merci" to health workers fighting virus

The Paris landmark also had a message for the broader French public: Stay home......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMar 27th, 2020

French nuclear plants tighten hygiene procedures over coronavirus worries

French utility EDF is introducing stricter hygiene procedures at its nuclear plants after walk-outs by a small number of workers who feared getting infected with coronavirus during radiation screening, union and industrial sources said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 20th, 2020