Labor unions want a show of strength after President Emmanuel Macron insisted that the new legal retirement age of 64 would be enforced. Protests turned violent in some cities

Protests in France are intensifying as President Macron remains adamant over his plans for pension reform. NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports from Paris on how major unions are calling for nationwide strikes impacting the country’s transportation,

Transportation workers blocked tracks at Paris's Gare de Lyon station on Thursday morning, as a part of mass strikes against the French government's controversial pension reforms. (March 23)

By Lucien Libert and Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) -French workers angry with President Emmanuel Macron and his plan to raise the pension age blocked access to a terminal at Paris' main airport on Thursday as part of a nationwide day of protests,

More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent in some areas as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. Clashes between groups of protesters and police broke out after workers staged a national strike throughout Thursday,

Protesters shield with umbrellas as they scuffle with riot police during rally in Nantes, western France, Thursday, . French unions are holding their first m

French President Emmanuel Macron continues to see massive resistance toward his pension reforms as 800,000 people gathered in Paris on Thursday to protest.