The CGT union said 500,000 people protested in Paris alone, and over 2.5 million nationwide. theSun thesundaily EmmanuelMacron pensionreform strikes
Flames from a fire rise behind law enforcement officers during a demonstration against the French government’s pension reform plan as part of the fourth day of national protests, in Paris, France, February 11, 2023/REUTERSPix: Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in France on Saturday in a fourth day of action against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions warning they would ramp up strikes if the plan is not dropped.
The figures were somewhat higher than on the last day of action on February 7 but possibly also short of the mammoth weekend turnout some had hoped for. There were tensions when a car and a bin were overturned and set on fire, prompting shield-wielding police and the fire brigade to intervene.The march was led by the leaders of France's eight main unions, keeping up a tight unity that the government has so far been unable to break.
The leader of the hardline CGT, Philippe Martinez, said “the ball is in the court of the president and the government to determine if the movement intensifies and hardens or if they take into account the current mobilisation.” And in a move that risks severe consequences, unions representing workers on the Paris RATP public transport system called for a rolling strike from March 7.
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