From CBC:
French unions stepped up their fight against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plans on Tuesday as most trains came to a halt, fuel deliveries were disrupted and schools shut in a sixth day of nationwide strikes.
To increase pressure on lawmakers not to raise the pension age by two years to 64, unions said there would be rolling strikes this time, which could go on for days, including at oil refineries and railways.
Street protests are expected to take place in more than 300 towns and cities. ...
Garbage collectors and truck drivers joined the strike, in a sign the protests were spreading to more sectors. ...
Rallies are planned across France after more than 1.27 million people took part in previous protests on Jan. 31. ...
There were reports of students blocking schools while BFM-TV showed footage of workers abandoning cars on the side of the road near Amiens in northern France as others blocked access to an industrial zone. ...
Who’s prepping the guillotine?
ReplyDeleteWhat did it change?
ReplyDeleteDid the government retract the changes?
Oh, to be in France! Full retirement at 64. That is something my brother needs right now.
ReplyDeletePlease note that this actually did get voted through the government and is moving ahead at full steam and will become the way things are. The protest did absolutely nothing to stop it.
ReplyDeleteThats how it goes every time.