I return to France for several weeks each year, but have lived in the United States some 30 years and know both countries well. On top of all this, Parisians have seen their city’s streets strewn with tons of trash, after sanitation workers launched a labor action in solidarity. Transportation, including France’s usually reliable train service, is suddenly erratic because of the work stoppages. Schools are closed because teachers are on strike. A new round of mass protests called by organized labor took place on Thursday - the ninth day of strikes since the bill was introduced in January.
In recent days, French indignation led to a no-confidence vote that President Emmanuel Macron only narrowly survived. Catherine Poisson Courtesy Catherine PoissonĪnd yet, many Americans somehow seem to be puzzled by the recent protests over retirement benefits that are roiling the country of my birth.įor the past three months, a spasm of demonstrations has gripped France over moves by the government to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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