French Unions stage open-ended Strike

In Paris, France, more that one million people went on strike against the government who plans on prolonging the retirement age from 60 to 62. Millions, some claim 1.5 while the unions claim 3.5, walked out of work that Last Tuesday to join the cause, according to CNN's French Unions stage open-ended. According to the Government, there were roughly 250 demonstrations across the country. Due to the amount of students and teachers absent that day, there was no classes held. The streets were filled with tons of rioting people protesting the increase of the retirement age. With such a controversial issue any where you go, one could wonder why a Government even considers it. Maybe they should only consider it as a last resort. This, the people of France believe is not the case. There is a concern with the prolonged strike interrupting the routine traffic of the metro and other city regulated transportation. Increasing the retirement age is part of the government's pension reform plans. The Senate is expected to vote on the issue by the end of this week. It's going to be a tough one when 70 percent of the French public supported the unions this time around.
Posted by Vanity Sotelo