French Unions Fail to Draw Big Crowds Against Macron Reform
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Macron Faces Street Protests Over Labor Reforms
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French unions failed to attract big crowds to demonstrate against President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark labor-market reform, initial estimates show.
The CGT, the main union holdout against Macron’s plan to add flexibility to the labor code, said 60,000 people marched under rainy skies in Paris, while police estimated 24,000. On June 23, 2016 unions claimed 200,000 protesters and police estimated 70,000 in demonstrations against President Francois Hollande’s plans for reform.