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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies

French teachers and transport workers strike over pay and pension age

CGT union members march on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice as part of nationwide strikes
CGT union members march on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The banner reads: ‘Raise wages, it is urgent, possible and necessary.’ Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Street demonstrations have been held across France as schools and transport services were disrupted by the first major strike since Emmanuel Macron won re-election as president in April.

Primary school teachers stopped work on Thursday, as did train and bus drivers on certain regional services and nuclear power industry workers, in what was seen as a test for trade unions’ ability to mobilise support.

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