Workers across France took to the streets after President Emmanuel Macron pushed his pension overhaul through Parliament
Turnout will signal how much momentum opponents of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul have to continue demonstrationsPARIS—Workers across France walked off the job and took to the streets Thursday in the first organized nationwide demonstration since President Emmanuel
MacronTeachers, train drivers, nurses, oil-refinery staff and other workers marched in protests from Paris to Marseille. Trains and public transportation were severely curtailed Thursday, and many schools across the country were forced to shut down. Hundreds of domestic and international flights were canceled.
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