French capital’s authorities embroiled in standoff with government over protest against pension changes
area at a standstill, the national government and the capital’s socialist-run city hall were engaged in a bitter standoff over rotting debris in the city.
Rubbish collectors and drivers opposed their retirement age being raised from 57 to 59, the CGT union said., and increase the number of years of work required to claim a full pension, have resulted in two months of protests and cross-sector strikes. The government hopes parliament can vote on the proposals on Thursday.
Brigitte, an elderly neighbour, said it was hard to walk along the pavement, slaloming the refuse mountains. “I have to take my husband’s arm. It’s perilous.”
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