“This is quite possibly the issue that brings Macron down.” This may seem like an overreaction to British workers, who have reluctantly accepted a state pension age of 66, and another rise to ...

Workers must mobilize in strikes and protests—independently of the union bureaucracies, who are seeking “mediation” with the government to impose its pension cuts—and bring down Macron.

If the union leaders are preparing to abandon the fight, this is because it would require a political struggle to bring down Macron that would threaten their own position in the state machine.

Revamping the pensions system has been a key element of French President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaigns. “The goal is to consolidate our pay-as-you-go pension plans, which would ...

Opponents of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul, including influential unions, say the advantages of French workers are hard earned from battles with successive governments and lie at ...

Although Macron was already jeopardizing the future of the French welfare state, it was his avowedly antidemocratic approach that truly undermines the ideals of the nation. This is why people ...

The prospect of a pension overhaul has been a third rail of French politics since long before Mr. Macron took office, prompting large protests in 1995 (which succeeded) and in 2010 (which failed).

Any decision, to close down French society outright inevitably poses questions far beyond the present pension confrontations. These include whether the Macron government itself can remain in power.

Why France’s spiralling deficit could bring down Macron’s government Michel Barnier faces a vote of no confidence after forcing through a package of tax increases and spending cuts ...