Road, rail and air services will all be affected in protest over plans to raise pension age from 62 to 64
France is facing street protests and heavy disruption on Tuesday as transport workers and refinery staff begin rolling strikes over Emmanuel Macron’s plan toFor the sixth time since the start of the year, unions have called a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations, aiming to repeat the large turnout seen on the first major protest, on 19 January, whenThe disruption is expected to be greater and last longer as rail unions called for rolling, open-ended strikes, which could affect all...
Local urban buses and subway trains in large cities will also be affected. Airlines will be hit, with up to 30% of flights cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday as air traffic controllers strike. Road hauliers could stage go-slows and block routes into major cities. Deliveries to supermarkets and businesses are likely to be disrupted.to a standstill,” said Fabrice Michaud, of the railway workers’ branch of the CGT trade union.
The transport minister, Clément Beaune, told France 3 TV station it would be “one of the most difficult” strike days for travellers since the start of the protests. Some students, including at Rennes 2 University in Brittany, began blockading faculties on Monday night. School closures are expected on Tuesday as some teachers in primary and secondary schools stage a one-day strike. Bin collections could also be affected in several cities as workers strike.Photograph: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock
Macron’s proposals to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years of work required to claim a full pension are being debated in the French senate.failed to win an absolute majorityWithout a majority, the government must rely on the rightwing Les Républicains to back pensions changes, but their senators and lawmakers are pressing for alterations.
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