# Major trade union says it joined students’ nationwide protests to ‘help them’

https://mins.news/en/video/106850

- euronews, 2026-10-19 20:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7bFxd-ANg

> Two large demonstrations were initially planned for Saturday in Paris: one led by trade unions and another by students. Eyewitnesses say they merged into a huge protest calling on the government to address ongoing crises.

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