(He was also mayor of bChâteau/b-bChinon/b beginning in 1959.) In time Mitterrand came to realize that to defeat de Gaulle the non-Communist left needed to be revitalized and an alliance established with the French Communist Party (PCF). ... Social reforms were also made: the work week was reduced to 39 hours; workers received more rights at their workplace; the retirement age was reduced to 60 years of age; the bvacation/b period was extended to five weeks of paid bvacation/b ...
