French Public Sector Workers Begin New Round Of Pension Strikes

PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 17: Protestors through tear gas shells back towards French Riot Police at Place de la Nation as thousands take to the streets of Paris in support of the National Strike on a crucial day between the government and the unions over pension reforms on December 17, 2019 in Paris, France. President Emmanuel Macron is facing his biggest test since the Gilet Jaune or “Yellow Vest” movement as railway, transportation workers, Teachers, students, hospital employees, firemen, garbage collectors, truck drivers and airline workers join the strike called in protest to changes to France’s pension system. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)