Cranking up the pressure on French President, Emmanuel Macron, thousands of union activists marched through French cities on Tuesday and airport employees and teachers joined nationwide strikes to demand that the government scrap changes to the national retirement system.
As a crippling transportation strike hit a sixth straight day, commuters and tourists alike used apps, shared bikes and creativity to find ways to get to work, school and museums in Paris.
Many French commuters still expressed support for the strikes, fearing that their own pensions will shrink under Macron’s new plan. But some admitted their patience is wearing thin with the transportation woes — and with train workers who are striking to keep their right to retire years earlier than others.
About half as many protesters and striking workers showed up Tuesday compared to last Thursday, when the strike kicked off and brought…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
