Railways, schools and refineries among those hit by strike.
Railways, schools and refineries among those hit by strikeMacron's reformist credentials at stake in disputePARIS, Jan 19 - Trains will grind to a halt in France on Thursday, classrooms will be shut and businesses disrupted as workers walk off their jobs in an attempt to derail a planned pension reform that would see the retirement age pushed up by two years to 64.Opinion polls showthat the government says is vital to ensure the pension system does not go bust.
"Inflation, working conditions, pensions ... are fed up with all this and that's why we think many will join us," said Simone Legendre, a member of the CFE-CGC union that represents white-collar workers., both at home and with his European Union peers, as well as keeping public spending in check. Government spokesman Oliver Veran said the cabinet was "calm, determined" ahead of the strike and urged workers not to paralyse the country."What nobody can know, and even the unions don't know is whether French people are cross enough to ... block the country," said Sciences Po professor Bruno Palier.
Some seven-out-of-10 primary school teachers have said they will strike, their main union said, while no refined oil products will be shipped from the TotalEnergies' refinery in Dunkirk as"There's nothing good in this reform," said Rozenn Cros, in the southern French city of Cannes, as she and other teachers prepared for the strike, with banners including "No to 64.
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