Opponents fear the changes to how and when workers can retire will threaten the hard-fought French way of life. The Louvre Museum warned of strike disruptions, and subway stations across Paris shut their gates. The deeply unpopular Macron is expected to reveal the details of his retirement reform plan next week. To Macron, the retirement reform is central to his plan to transform France so it can compete globally in the 21st century. Michel Spingler Empty railway lines on the morning of a mass strike at the Gare Lille Flandres in Lille, northen France.

Source: Stuff December 05, 2019 18:11 UTC