Macron's push for sweeping changes to the pension system has unleashed the longest transport strike in France in decades, causing weeks of travel chaos in Paris particularly. Philippe said that if unions could come up with a better way of ensuring that the pension system remains solvent, "I will take it." On Tuesday, the strike hit oil refineries following calls by the CGT for a blockade of petrol shipments. The strike is the longest continuous stoppage on French railways since the national rail service was created in the 1930s. Currently, most pensions are calculated on a worker's 25 best years of earnings -- public workers, however, get payouts based on their last six months.

Source: The Local January 07, 2020 17:37 UTC