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A member of the French Parliament was in Jackson on Tuesday expressing support for Nissan workers’ right to unionize in Mississippi. WJTV spoke with Christian Hutin at the Medgar Evers home. The French state is a long-term shareholder in Renault, a company that owns over 40 percent of the shares in Nissan. In December, the…

A French parliamentarian is visiting Mississippi as part of an effort to pressure Nissan Motor Co. to allow workers at its Canton plant to organize a union. Christian Hutin, deputy chairman of the Social Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly, is meeting Tuesday with workers, lawmakers and other supporters of the United Autoworkers efforts…