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    National Strike In France Shuts Down Cities Over Macron's Pension Reform Plans

    Thousands of people march in the streets of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other French cities, in a general strike that reflects anger both at Macron and his retirement plan.
    by Bill Chappell Dec 05, 2019 2 minutes
    A protester walks through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration against national pension changes in Nantes, France, on Thursday.

    Thousands of people are marching in the streets of Paris, Lyon, Marseilles and other French cities Thursday, as more than 30 unions launch a massive workers' strike that's meant to shut down the country and force President Emmanuel Macron to reevaluate his plans for pension reform.

    The strike is being compared to the crippling protests of 1995, which

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