The Latest on French labor dispute (all times local):8 p.m.France's public electricity provider EDF says that nearly 15 percent of its national workforce has taken part in a strike to demand that the government scrap a labor bill. ———11:30 a.m.French drivers are rationing gasoline and hoping that strikes and protests against a government labor bill won't last too long. The action is part of a day of strikes and protests against a labor bill loosening worker protections. Strikes and protests are being held around France on Thursday against a labor bill that extends the work week and makes layoffs easier. Unions are angry at a labor bill loosening the work week and weakening unions.

Source: ABC News May 26, 2016 02:23 UTC