This Pompidou protege & recent French pres. organized talks with trade unions after 1968's mass demonstrations
Although re-elected President in 1965, in May 1968 he appeared likely 
to .... After the armistice, de Gaulle continued to serve in the army, and was with 
the ... De Gaulle and other officers rebelled against the new French government;
... [DOC] [TLE] The Economist explains: Why French trade unions are so strong ... [PAR] Mar 17, 2014 ... ... some French profession or other holding a demonstration, or manif.