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French Strike Over Plan to Raise Retirement Age

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Strikes across France delayed flights, closed schools and frustrated commuters Thursday as workers protested government plans to raise the retirement age past 60 — one of the lowest even in Europe.

President Nicolas Sarkozy says retiring so young is now untenable given growing life spans, but unions see his planned reforms to France’s over-stretched pension system as yet another blow to Europe’s cherished social model.

His government wants to raise the retirement age to 61 or 62 — reforms that have been under discussion since well before the current European debt crisis. Sarkozy has called them his main priority this year.

Posted by Owen at 0757 hrs
Economy + Foreign Affairs

1. Gotta admire the feisty French for trying but, sorry—put it at 65 and go home.

   Posted by scott on May 27, 2010 at 1038 hrs
   
   
   

2. strikes in france- not a new concept.

   When they happen in Canada- wake me!

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on May 27, 2010 at 1500 hrs
   
   
   

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