I'm on Strike!

Today is a national day of strike where all the major labor unions decided to cooperate (which is rare it seems) allowing all the different sectors to strike on the same day. Goal: Tell Sarkozy that they can bring the country to its knees whenever they say the word?? In fact each sector has their own list of demands that they are sending to the government. The public schools demand that the government stop laying off teachers and support personnel. I'm actually a little unclear if as an American citizen I can officially go on strike in France but I didn't feel like working today and the few students who weren't on strike certainly didn't feel like working either. So there you have it. Now I'm going out to enjoy the sunshine.