Photo: AFPIn that year - the very first year of Jacques Chirac’s presidency - the government tried to push through a pension reform. Between 2010 and 2017, the number of French strike days was 125 per 1,000 employees, according to a study by the European Trade Union Institute. “We can expect a period of major transport disruption that could last until the New Year,” said Cautres. READ ALSO OPINION Why pension reform always spells trouble in FranceWho will blink first? The government because it has invested so much political prestige into the pension reform.

Source: The Local November 26, 2019 08:13 UTC