French unions strike over Macron’s pension reform



Protests in France are intensifying as President Macron remains adamant over his plans for pension reform. NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports from Paris on how major unions are calling for nationwide strikes impacting the country’s transportation, refineries, and schools. 

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28 comments

  1. Over three millions people protesting. It is against retirement but it is really against macron for six years of contempt and disdain of the French people and bypassing the parliement democratic vote system 11 times, to favor the ultra rich corporations!!

  2. Springtime is a good time to visit Paris, but with these violent protests, incone from the tourism industry will be almost nil.

  3. Take note Europe!!! your western puppet leaders dont care about the people

  4. Viva france and pastille. Down macron and all EU leaders who support ukraine.
    Mr. Putin, the most imprtant Global Leader in history, and most merciful. Mr. Putin, nuke the imperialists who are after your blood. Give them no merecy..

  5. I support the French workers unfortunately in my country Japan the retirement age is already 65 and they are trying to make it 80…….
    Which means you will work your entire life until you die
    That’s why Japanese don’t want to have babies anymore because it’s a eternal slave life

  6. French needs to have guns to fight the police

  7. This is why these country ban guns. They know government will lose. USA wants to take guns to take power from the people

  8. Just let Macron clean streets

  9. Tô people don’t let the liberalism cut your pensions.

  10. 25000 views only? No interest at all, eh? Aah, this is not pushed through to the mainstream, that's why 😅

  11. Can someone explain to me why it would be beneficial to raise the retirement age ? Seems stupid

  12. They need to be demanding his resignation, not just a reversal of his dictatorship like decision.

  13. We support our french brother and sisters throw moltov towards them 🤬✊

  14. AI and robotics enable a much better quality of life today if implemented properly. There is no reason for employment in high age groups. Dempgraphic pyramid is no proper explanation for raising the emloyment upper age limit.

  15. remove, try & sentence all WEF apparatchiks

  16. what I say to people why the elites rich do what they want to do to us is because they can and we

    let them f@#k the Les Misérables "Oh what a good book, movie, theatre" etc but these revolution

    happen for a reason corrupt government their family's friend children died starved they still fought

    back they knew this from past experiences,french and Russia revolution and civil wars happen for

    a reason, ( weak small minded lazy human's)

    that's why places like USA has better laws then us and why there trying to get rid of American people

    constitution amendments rights and that's why they have the 2nd amendment so corrupted government

    don't walk over the people that's why USA government creates gun issues just to get rid of guns and alfa

    males who fought for us old and young and protected the women?

    and the only time people get angry in the world today and riot is when you muck around with their pension God help us? there is worse happening to us by corrupted governments then pensioned? dumb

  17. Бейте обманщиков, обещавших вам сладкую жизнь! Они унизили вас! Вернуть власть и уважение рабочему!! Гоните прочь гадов!

  18. Americans are going to be pension to 68 and they are so sleepy and quiet

  19. Corrupt NBC. Go back to fear mongering.

  20. Solidarity with the French Government! Let the parasite riot

  21. "If, by the instrument of governmental power, a people is led toward its destruction, then rebellion is not only the right of every member of such a people – it is his duty."
    – The forbidden philosopher

  22. My prediction: The majority of people around the world watching this supports them

  23. The French people are very commendable, so brave and courageous! They stand up for their rights and freedom. It's time for Macaroni to listen to the people and step down.

  24. Macron needs to shock to get attention…the way to reform pensions is just one of the most violent ways he has found to get people talking about him. He does nothing for the interest of France….the proof is clearly here !!!

  25. W people rising up against a leftist government

  26. say what youwant, chaos , violence, will never solve