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Why are they taking it to the street in Paris and London? This 21st Century's tale of two cities is not about revolution like in the Dickens classic but about saving Europe’s beloved welfare state. starting with France where it was more than Parisians that turned out Tuesday for round two of the biggest strike movement in years. At issue, is much-needed pension reform for an aging population. Will the government bend on raising the retirement age to 64?
In the UK it’s the Royal Mail postal workers who are the latest to go on strike as the country faces a wave of industrial action. The strikers want their pay to rise with inflation, which is now at eleven point one percent.
Workers at the UK’s largest container port are set to walk out, joining thousands of other across the country striking for better pay.
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
It is crucial week for the future of the French government’s plans to reform the pension system. Another huge strike is planned by the unions for Tuesday, and any significant dip in the number of people taking part in demonstrations will weaken their cause. If the numbers hold up, will the government offer an olive branch to try to calm the situation? For the unions, however, olive branches will not be enough: they want the plans to be simply withdrawn, or at least paused. For Perspective, we spoke to Richard Werly, France correspondent for the Swiss newspaper Blick.
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