United States: interview of Lowell Turner, professor of Comparative Labor Relations at Cornell University on the French union movement

Lowell Turner. It was pretty exciting to see millions of people in the street. There is a push toward austerity budgeting across Europe and America. But, when governments try to take away retirement or healthcare benefits, there is a push back.
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his view of these industrial movements and comparing them to American industrial relations. (Ref. 100816)

  • What do you think of the recent French conflict on retirement ?

Lowell Turner. It was pretty exciting to see millions of people in the street. There is a push toward austerity budgeting across Europe and America. But, when governments try to take away retirement or healthcare benefits, there is a push back.

  • You seem to see a positive element in that movement…

LT. Unions did loose t

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