French unions are seeking to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes

CNN’s Melissa Bell reports from central Paris, where thousands of people are expected to march to pressure lawmakers to scrap the plan to raise the retirement age.

PARIS (Reuters) -French unions are staging on Tuesday a 14th day of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64, in what could be a final attempt to pressure lawmakers into scrapping a law that is already on the statute books.

Demonstrations took place in Paris and in 250 municipalities across France. Organizers estimate that up to 700,000 people took part, down from the one | The Eastern Herald

French unions are staging today Tuesday a 14th day of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64, in what could be a final attempt to pressure lawmakers into scrapping a law that is already on the statute books.

French anti-pension reform protesters stormed the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday as trade unions made a last-gasp attempt to pressure lawmakers into reversing President Emmanuel Macron's raising of the retirement age.