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French strike pits workers vs. government as inflation bites

Protesters shout during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) A protester runs with the CGT labor union flag during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) Protesters hold a banner that reads, "who sows misery reaps anger" during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) A protester writes on a banner during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) A protester runs with the CGT labor union flag during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) Protesters hold a banner that reads, "who sows misery reaps anger" during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) A protester writes on a banner during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) A protester runs with the CGT labor union flag during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) Protesters hold a banner that reads, "who sows misery reaps anger" during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) A protester writes on a banner during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) A protester runs with the CGT labor union flag during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) Protesters hold a banner that reads, "who sows misery reaps anger" during a demonstration, in Nantes, western France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Industries across France went on strike Tuesday to push for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation, ramping up the clash between workers and the government after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries and sparked gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) A protester writes on a banner during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters march during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) A protester runs with a flag of the National Confederation of Labor Union (CNT) during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Drivers wait to fill their gas tank in a station in Anglet, southwestern France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) Drivers wait to fill their gas tank in a station in Anglet, southwestern France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) Drivers wait to fill their gas tank in a station in Anglet, southwestern France, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) Protesters gather ahead of a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters stand in the smoke of flares during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Protesters shout during a demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Marseille, southern France. France is in the grip of transport strikes and protests for salary raise on Tuesday that threaten to dovetail with days of wage strikes that have already hobbled fuel refineries and depots, sparking chronic gasoline shortages around the country. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)