Special envoy to Le Havre
In Le Havre, we are used to storms. Not only because the city borders the sea, but because the city of dockers and crane operators remains a stronghold of social protest. During the pension reform period, the municipal authorities suffer. Thursday evening, the meeting to present Édouard Philippe's program is held in a village hall in the Graville district, surrounded by a cord of 250 mobile gendarmes. "Thank you to those who braved the cold weather and the hot demonstrators" , immediately launched the candidate for mayor, in front of a room far from full. The next day, this time, around thirty entrepreneurs from the port asked to see Edouard Philippe, at the premises of the Maritime and Port Union of Le Havre. With repeated strikes, their activity is screwed up. 30% of the trade went, in particular, to the competing port of Antwerp, in Belgium.
"We have had enough of strikes," exasperated a boss. Another request if it is not possible
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