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Nationwide strike in France against Macron's pension reform

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Trains will grind to a halt in France on Thursday and businesses disrupted as workers walk off their jobs to protest planned pension reform.

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Workers board up the windows of a shop located on the route of a demonstration, on the eve of nationwide strikes and protests against a pension reform plan in Paris on Jan. 18, 2023.“Inflation, working conditions, pensions … are fed up with all this and that’s why we think many will join us,” said Simone Legendre, a member of the CFE-CGC union that represents white-collar workers.Article content

Government spokesman Oliver Veran said the cabinet was “calm, determined” ahead of the strike and urged workers not to paralyze the country.Advertisement 4“What nobody can know, and even the unions don’t know is whether French people are cross enough to … block the country,” said Sciences Po professor Bruno Palier.

 

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You always deserve the chaos you just voted for…

Canadians,should do this to protest JustinTrudeau TrudeauMustGoToJail

I believe Klaus Schwab is in the process of rebranding himself and his WEF brand; he will cut his losses with most politicians and we will see more of them being replaced during 2023.

Macron, Trudeau like Arden need to resign.

They want the government to keep what they promised and what the recipients worked their entire lives to receive!

So basically they want to keep their money invested for an extra two years. Which makes me wonder what they've invested in...

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