French labor unions are leading a second day of mass strikes and protests on Tuesday against raising the retirement age in a test of the momentum driving defiance to Emmanuel Macron’s signature economic reform.
The country’s rail operator, SNCF, expects only one-third of high-speed TGVs to run and urged people to work from home. Subway and commuter trains serving the capital were severely disrupted, with limited service on most lines. Many schools were also set to close.
Between three-quarters and all of the workers at TotalEnergies SE’s refineries and fuel depots are striking, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the CGT union. Air France-KLM’s French arm said it had scrapped 10% of short-haul flights.
