'Retirement should be a second life, not a waiting room for death,' said one pensioner.
the pension system is in relatively good shape and would likely eventually return to a balanced budget even without reforms."
Union leaders and left-wing lawmakers, meanwhile,"say the money can be found elsewhere, notably from the wealthy,"Organized labor, for its part, intends to launch repeated waves of mass demonstrations until Macron and others who insist on the need to cut retirement benefits are defeated. "This reform will upend the lives of several generations," Philippe Martinez, general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor ,Tuesday at a march in Paris."If the government stubbornly forges ahead, we will step up our protest with longer and harder actions."
Striking workers in strategic sectors—including electricity production, transportation, and education—disrupted multiple aspects of daily life on Tuesday, though to a lesser degree than they did twice last month. ;𠇋y late afternoon, it appeared that the turnout for demos in large towns, including Paris, was only about half to two thirds of the 1.27m who marched last Tuesday.;  Rail, metro, school and energy strikes were also much less effective. BUT;…  2/;”Notably, the New Ecological and Social People's Union —a coalition of four left-wing parties
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