Protesters in Paris blocked access to a terminal at France's busiest airport as workers around the country went on strike over Macron's pledge to raise the retirement age.
that officials were meeting at a crisis center to monitor public transport disruptions “hour by hour.”have left heaps of garbage bags spilling out onto the sidewalks in Paris this month.
The Education Ministry estimated about a quarter of middle school teachers and roughly 15 percent of high school teachers went on strike. Students joined in cities including Nantes, where one protester held a sign that read “Sign-makers on strike.” Another picket sign featured a drawing of a skeleton that said “Long live retirement.”
After the government passed the pension bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote last week, the text now faces a review from the Constitutional Council. Still, Macron says the law should come into effect by the end of the year.Since his government survived two no-confidence votes this week, the test now is whether Macron’s determination can outlast the unions’ ability to bring pressure to bear on the streets.
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