Paris at a standstill as metro workers strike over pension reform
The strike is to send a warning to Macron about merging France’s 42 different pension systems into a single points-based one
13 September 2019 - 11:32
Paris — Parisian commuters faced travel misery on Friday as metro workers went on strike over plans to reduce their retirement privileges under President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
Ten out of the 16 metro lines in Paris and two major regional train lines were totally shut as the morning rush hour got under way, leaving commuters scrambling to find alternatives to get to work...
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