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:afire: Third Man :afire: (anonaccount@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 07:14:25 JST :afire: Third Man :afire: >French refinery workers, teachers, train drivers, and other critical industry employees walked off their jobs in a nationwide day of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to increase the retirement age by two years to 64. AP News reported the strikes are "halting high-speed trains, disrupting electricity supplies," and bringing major transportation networks to a screeching halt.
>France's eight largest labor unions coordinated today's massive labor action. The CGT union and the head of the Communist party are expected to have at least a million workers protest today.
>The challenge for Macron is to overhaul the pension system to keep it solvent. His administration has argued that the aging population and growing life expectancy have burdened the pension systems. However, the unions are upset with Macron's plan amid increasing outrage over a cost-of-living crisis.
>Labour Ministry estimates show increasing the retirement age by two years would bring an additional 17.7 billion euros in annual pension contributions -- allowing the pension fund to survive until 2027.
zerohedge.com/markets/france-grinds-halt-over-nationwide-pension-strikes-
Charliebrownau (charliebrownau@pieville.net)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 07:14:25 JST Charliebrownau @anonaccount notice no corporations or business's collective protest against
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