French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu visited a bakery on Labour Day to buy baguettes, sparking criticism from unions who oppose opening businesses on the mandatory rest day. The government has proposed a bill allowing bakeries and florists to operate on 1 May if employees volunteer and are paid double. Unions argue the move sets a precedent for eroding workers' rights and turning public holidays into regular workdays.
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French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivAFP via Getty ImagesSmiling French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu paid for several baguettes in front of news cameras in a village bakeryFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has visited a village bakery to buy several baguettes on Labour Day, reigniting a row with unions who argue that 1 May should remain a compulsory rest day."Let's have several... at least four," he said, paying at the bakery in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, central France.
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