# French union leader calls for strikes after talks with PM Lecornu collapse

https://mins.news/en/video/109549

- France 24 English, 2026-10-21 13:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NskRoJbby9Q

> Sophie Binet, head of France’s hardline CGT union, called for strikes on Wednesday after talks with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu over fresh protests collapsed. As France reels from last weekend’s riots, she said the government had offered no measures or acknowledgement of the union’s demands.

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