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הרפורמה המקיפה באה לשנות את יסודותיו התעסוקתיים של המשק הצרפתי. אם תעבור, חברות יוכלו לעקוף חוזים קיבוציים ולהביא להחלת חוזים פנים-חברתיים; היא תאפשר פיטורין בגין עילה כלכלית גם לחברה שלא נמצאת בקשיים כלכליים; היא משנה מן היסוד את אופן קביעת גובה פיצויי פיטורין; מאריכה את שעות העבודה השבועיות, והרשימה עוד ארוכה.
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עד להעברת הצעת החוק בקריאה ראשונה בעזרת הסעיף 49-3, המחאה נסבה סביב תנועת "לילות בעמידה", אשר התאספה בכיכר הרפובליקה בפריז ובכיכרות בכ-60 ערים אחרות ברחבי צרפת. כבר מראשיתה הכריזה התנועה כי איננה נתונה לאף קו איגודי או מפלגתי, שהיא מסרבת למנות מנהיגים ושאין לה דרישות כלפי ממשלה המייצגת שיטה רקובה לטעמה, הריהי הכלכלה הניאו-ליברלית. תנועת "לילות בעמידה" צברה תאוצה בחודש אפריל עם אסיפותיה ופעולותיה השונות ורוממה את השיח סביב הרפורמה מסוגיה נקודתית לכדי אירוע מכונן בתולדות המאבק החברתי הצרפתי. מטרתה המרכזית של התנועה הייתה שילוב המאבקים עם שאר התנועות והשחקנים החברתיים בצרפת בתקווה להביא לשינוי במאזן הכוחות במדינה שמוסדותיה הסוציאליים הולכים ונשחקים.
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בתנועת "לילות בעמידה", בה הקו המנחה היה ונותר הרחבת המחאה, דחפו מצידם להצית שביתה כללית בקרב כלל האוכלוסייה הפעילה. אך למרות אהדה ותמיכה של רוב העם, עדיין נותרה התנועה מצומצמת מדי מכדי לגייס ולנייד מסה קריטית בקרב הפועלים והשכירים; והשביתות נותרו נקודתיות. מרכז הכוח של המחאה נדד אם כך אל עבר האיגודים.
כאשר הכריזה הממשלה באמצע מאי על השימוש בסעיף 49-3, החריפה תגובת האיגודים. אם במרץ ובאפריל האיגודים הסתפקו בהפגנות, מאמצע מאי הם התחילו להשבית עוד ועוד ענפים בתדירות הולכת וגוברת: עובדי חברת הרכבות השביתו חלקית את תנועת הרכבות הארצית פעמיים בשבוע, עובדי הדואר שבתו חלקית, ובמהרה הצטרף גם ענף זיקוק הנפט ששבת בעוצמה יתרה ואף הביא במשך כעשרה ימים למחסור בנפט בצפון המדינה. לאחר גל השביתות הראשון, הצטרפו גם עובדי חברת החשמל אשר העבירו מאות אלפי בתים לתעריפים מוזלים, וגם ענף התברואה השובת חלקית בערים הגדולות.
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