Labor strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension overhaul are in their third week, and with Christmas nearly here, the train to visit grandma and grandpa is probably canceled.
PARIS—With Christmas only days away, the Opera here is shut, the restaurants are short-staffed, and worst of all, the train to visit grandma and grandpa is probably canceled.
Labor strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension overhaul are in their third week, grinding public transportation to a halt, snarling traffic and forcing closures for some stores and attractions. Now the French are asking: Who is the Grinch that stole Noël?
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