Unions and yellow vest supporters join forces for day of protest Yellow vest supporters joined forces with workers unions for the first time in a 'convergence of struggles' across France today. Thousands gathered in central Paris after France's hard-line CGT union organised a day of strikes and demonstrations to protest social and fiscal injustice. It comes as French MPs approved a controversial anti-rioting bill in a bid to crack down on street violence associated with "yellow vest" protests. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES