French Unions Mobilize for Protest Against Macron's Reforms

Trade unions in France have called for protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The Constitutional Council is set to rule on the legality of the bill, and if approved, the government will be entitled to promulgate the law. The protests have lost some steam, but unions remain defiant, with some workers on strike until further notice. Macron argues the law is essential to ensure France's pension system does not go bust, while unions say this can be done by other means, such as taxing the rich more.