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(17 Oct 2011) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Protests against austerity plans in France
CAPTION: Strikes have disrupted some French trains and schools as unions across France protested against government austerity measures. (Oct. 11)

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Strikes have disrupted some French trains and schools as unions across France protested against government austerity measures.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government says the cost-cutting measures are essential to reducing the country's debts and allowing France to remain a pillar of the troubled eurozone.
The striking and protesting workers say the cuts hit some sectors and workers unfairly hard and that the rich should make more of a contribution.
In Nice, some 500 people demonstrated against the cuts.
"It is important to make known that we are not agreeing with this government and with this politics and the decisions it takes," said Air France worker and protester Nathalie Edouard.
"The poor people are in a very bad situation now and we have to help us, to help them and to help us," she added.
In Paris the leader of CFDT, one of France's main unions, said their demonstration wanted to send a message to the government that employees wouldn't pay the price of the escalating financial crisis.
"Today we want to send a message to the government because we know that the economic outlook they are presenting us with is above the real figure and that it's very likely that a 2nd austerity plan will be put in place," said Francois Chereque, adding "we are also sending a message to the employees - the unions are here and we will get tougher if we need to."
Strikes on Tuesday reduced or tangled traffic on some Paris metro and commuter train lines.
The SNCF national railway said one in four high-speed TGV trains has been cancelled, but international connections are running as usual.
Some 200 protests are planned on Tuesday in cities around the country.
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