retirement
Dictator? French Communists slam Macron for imposing pensions bill without a vote
March 17, 2023France erupts as president bypasses parliament.
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Garbage piles up in Paris streets as Macron prepares to trash workers’ retirement
March 16, 2023French Communist Party General Secretary Fabien Roussel calls the government’s plans “a theft of life.”
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French Senate defies two million protesters, approves raising retirement age
March 13, 2023Deeply unpopular pension reforms are the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term in office.
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Striking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age
March 8, 2023Unions are planning rolling strikes and have already halted all transport in the country.
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United Steelworkers leader: Republicans want to kill Social Security
February 8, 2023Fairer taxes on the rich could fund the program. Instead, the far right wants to stiff workers who’ve already paid in.
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