Tuesday, July 20, 2004

TOUR DE LANCE 2004 UPDATE; FRENCH WORKERS COME TO THEIR SENSES 
 

 

Piece of cake people. Piece of cake.

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!! Timerun upon the dreaded Alpe d'Huez!!! Those mythical, terrible 15 and a half kilometers up a slope with an average climbing rate of 8%. You think that ain't nothing? Go try it yourself. Pray for your hero(es).
 
 
Ladies and gentlemen, not long ago we talked about France's excruciating 35-hour week. The first cracks appear.

Workers at a Robert Bosch car parts factory in France have voted to work longer hours in an effort to save jobs, the firm said on Monday, making them the first employees to vote to scrap France's 35-hour week. 

The decision sets a precedent that unions fear could eventually unravel France's 35-hour working week. Many employers want the law restricting work hours scrapped to increase the competitiveness of French industry. 

A large majority of the 820 workers at the German auto supplier's factory in Vénissieux, near the southern city of Lyon, voted in favor of working 36 hours instead of the current 35 without any compensation in wages, the company's management said.

 
 
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