REPLAY: French union leaders urges strikes after meeting with PM Lecornu

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CGT leader Sophie Binet called for strikes after talks between French union leaders and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu failed to produce concessions. The negotiations took place amid recent riots and ongoing protests.

The leader of France's hardline CGT union on Wednesday called for strikes after talks with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu over fresh protests collapsed. As the country is reeling from last weekend's riots, the government offered "no measure or an acknowledgement of our demands" Sophie Binet, secretary general of the CGT, told reporters after a meeting between Lecornu and union leaders.