Paris There was a “sustainability” workshop where we discussed at length how to achieve the Alliance’s goals of achieving self-sufficiency with half of their income coming from membership dues. The dues “gap” was about 3000 euros, so there was a way to go on that one, but in the first workshop we spent a lot …
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Housing Schemes and Contrasts in Paris and the Suburbs
Paris Our day began in the south of Paris in LaPlace where I had been staying with one of the Alliance’s key advisers when we traveled to the stunning complex of buildings where the large labor union federation, CGT, has its headquarters in the eastern part of the city. CGT has been leading the bitter …
There’s No Substitute for Winning
Paris It was the usual traveling ordeal of multiple plane changes, little sleep, weak coffee, and a lost bag when I hit Paris, but years of travel have taught that it’s best to solider on. Furthermore it’s worth it, as I found ordering a single espresso at a sidewalk café in the late afternoon in …