French protest proposed labor reforms

A protester holds up a defiant fist as French riot police prepare to move in to disperse striking refinery workers who blocked access to the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines.

A protester carries a flag during a demonstration against the government’s planned labor law reforms in Nantes, France.

Protesters march in Nantes, Frances, in opposition to the government’s planned labor law reforms.

Union members assigned to security duty hold clubs and baseball bats at a rally protesting a controversial labor reform bill in Paris.

A French riot police officer swings a club at a goup of protesters at a rally that turned violent in Bordeaux.

A French riot police officer struck by paint stands his ground at a protest of government labor reforms in Bordeaux.

Striking workers stand to the side after setting fire to a pile of tires to block access to the Total refinery in Donges in western France.

Protesters clash with riot police at a demonstration in Paris.

Workers block access to a nuclear power plant in Nogent-sur-Seine, France, during a protest against controversial labor reforms.