SocietyFrench port strikes: Unions expect better conditions, but can they curb militarisation?

An international dockworkers’ strike highlights links between organised labour, technological change and Europe’s growing military investment. Lancaster University economist Renaud Foucart says workers’ strategic place in global supply chains gives them leverage to win concessions on automation and working conditions, though he questions whether they can redirect military policy.

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