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Teachers, nurses and public-sector workers join pension strikes across France
President Emmanuel Macron’s political crisis continues to deepen
Rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others join a nationwide day of protests and strikes Thursday to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system
TEACHERS, nurses and other public-sector workers joined pension strikes in France today as President Emmanuel Macron’s political crisis continues to deepen.
Despite the government claiming earlier this week that “a compromise has never looked closer,” the industrial action shows no sign of ending soon.
Leader of the moderate CFDT union Laurent Berger contradicted the statement, saying on Wednesday night: “We are far from a deal.”
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