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PARIS (Reuters) – French unions made a rare joint call on Thursday for mass strike action against President Emmanuel Macron’s government plans to reform the pension system and raise the retirement age.
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The Mining and Energy Union of the CGT said it would attend strike, emphasizing that the planned reforms will also remove special status for EDF new hires (EPA: 100EDF), a major French electricity producer.
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FO Union Banking Finance Branch called on employees to join the strike.
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Public sector unions unite in call for January’s strike, while saying that the decision to strike individually rests with representatives representing the various branches.
All unions in the education and schooling sectors have said they will strike on Thursday and possibly thereafter.
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