Travellers in France cancel Christmas plans as transport strike continues throughout the holiday
Christmas Day brought no respite for travellers in France as a transport strike entered its fourth week, ruining the plans of thousands wanting to celebrate with loved ones.
President Emmanuel Macron had called for a holiday truce, but negotiations between the government and unions last week failed to find common ground. But workers baulk at the inclusion of a so-called pivot age of 64 until which people would have to work to earn a full pension – two years beyond the official retirement age.Others, especially railway workers, are angry at plans to do away with special regimes that make early retirement provisions for categories of employees who work unusual hours or do physically demanding jobs.
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