Last week, after employees at French newspaper Le Monde caught wind of a plan to lay off some 130 employees, a strike was called. The strike has gotten enough steam now that yesterday it's presses went silent for what is only the second time in that paper's 64 years.
For more on the Le Monde strikes:
The Editors Weblog: France: Strike shuts down publication at Le Monde
Le Monde: Les salariés du "Monde" en grève contre les suppressions d'emplois
