The dispute over pension reform has now lasted longer than the May 1968 student and worker revolt. How should they present a mutual climb-down over the government’s proposal to move the de facto full pension age from 62 to 64 in seven years’ time? With the militant unions, no agreement is possible. Leaders of the hardline CGT union are still adamant that the reforms must be scrapped. The militant unions are also hoping that the government’s determination will be sapped by the renewed militancy of unlikely militants, from lawyers to nurses.

Source: The Local January 08, 2020 17:03 UTC