Macron Risks Upheaval With Plan to Make French Work Longer
- French prime minister to detail plans to raise retirement age
- Unions pledge strikes, poll shows French reject Macron’s plan
French unions are opposed to even a small increase in the minimum retirement age.
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Emmanuel Macron’s government will present his plan to overhaul France’s pension system on Tuesday, likely triggering mass strikes and protests that may further undermine an economy already at risk of falling into recession.
Even moderate labor unions have vowed to down tools and take to the streets if the French President goes ahead with his election pledge of raising the minimum retirement age from 62.