French Unions Plan More Strikes Saying No Clarity on Budget Plan

Union leaders held a day of mass strikes and protests on Sept. 18.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

France’s labor unions called for a new round of anti-austerity protests on Oct. 2, saying Prime Minster Sebastien Lecornu didn’t offer clarity on concessions he’s willing to make in a new budget.

“It’s a missed opportunity,” the leader of the moderate CFDT union, Marylise Leon, said. “It doesn’t add up.”