French teachers and transport workers strike over pay and pension age

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Unions push for wage rises amid cost of living crisis and ditching of plans to raise retirement age Street demonstrations have been held across France as schools and transport services were disrupted by the first major strike since Emmanuel Macron won re-election as president in April.Primary school teachers stopped work on Thursday, as did train and bus drivers on certain regional services and nuclear power industry workers, in what was seen as a test for trade unions’ ability to mobilise support. Continue reading...

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