French unions warn Macron pension strikes will drag on for months


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  • Friday, 24 Jan 2020

French labour unions and workers on strike attend a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of another day of nationwide strikes and protests in France, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - France's hardleft trade unions on Friday threatened industrial action for months to come, as they searched for a way to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch the biggest overhaul of the country's pension system since World War Two.

The unions have been locked in battle with Macron over the fate of France's generous pension benefits since early December. The former investment banker has made some concessions to the unions but refuses to abandon his reform.

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