France hit by pension-reform protests, now in their 36th day
Neither unions nor the government show signs of backing down, even as the public grows weary at the loss of public services
09 January 2020 - 17:23
Paris — French trade unions disrupted rail services, cut power output and brought demonstrators onto the streets in cities across France on Thursday in a make-or-break push to force President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his planned pension reform.
The country’s hard-left unions rallied supporters hoping to regain momentum at a time participation in a 36-day long, public-sector strike wanes and opinion polls show public backing for the industrial action dropping...
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