Paralysis

17 October 2007 By Pierre Briancon

France could be paralysed on Thursday by the biggest strike in 12 years, called to protest against the president s pension reform plans. Sarko should stick to his guns and follow up by privatising the transport system.

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All of France's publicsector unions have called for a 24hour strike of the country's public transport, starting Wednesday night, to protest against government plans to reform pension systems that allow workers in a few industries to retire with full benefits earlier than the national retirement age of 60. It is expected the strike will be widely followed, with no trains and almost no metros running on Thursday.

However, the Eurostar and air transport should only be marginally affected.

Reform of pension "special regimes" was a cornerstone of Nicolas Sarkozy's electoral platform last Spring.

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