FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 57:  THE STRIKE OVER PENSIONS CONTINUES

YELLOW VESTS WEEK 57 PARIS LIVE VIDEO FEED

The national strike spearheaded by railroad workers continues in response to President Emmanuel Macron's roll out of "pension reform" that will raise the retirement age and combine pension plans to reduce benefits for millions of workers.

One sector not being affected by the reform will be the police.

That message being sent out by Interior Minister Christophe Castaner saying that police will keep their special pension benefits.


The police needed to deal not just with Yellow Vests protests like the one today but the massive protests on the streets accompanying the strike.


Another mass protest planned for Paris on Tuesday by the strikers.

In an interview with the "Parisian" newspaper for its Sunday edition Premier Edouard Philippe rejected the notion of a referendum on pension reform as advocated by opposition leader Marine Le Pen of the National Rally.

Philippe insisting the issue must be taken up in the National Assembly.

A big talking point for the government and mainstream media in France in recent days is the notion of the strike continuing into Christmas with the need to affix blame for disruption of Christmas travel plans on the union strikers as opposed to the government pushing cuts in pension benefits.

Back to the protests of today and this is video from Toulouse......YELLOW VESTS TOULOUSE WEEK 57


Down in the south the Yellow Vests active on the streets of Montpellier as seen in this six minute video......YELLOW VESTS MONTPELLIER WEEK 57
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The Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) marching in Marseille today.....YELLOW VESTS WEEK 57 MARSEILLE


This video was produced that features inside it the scene in Lille today for Week 57 of the Yellow Vests......WEEK 57 YELLOW VESTS LILLE VIDEO

And a short video clip from Paris of today's Yellow Vests protest there.......PARIS YELLOW VESTS WEEK 57


YELLOW VESTS ALSO AT THE CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT IN ROISSY NEAR PARIS RALLYING INSIDE THE TERMINAL.....

YELLOW VESTS CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT WEEK 57


The Yellow Vests sang as they marched through the streets of Besancon today.....YELLOW VESTS BESANCON WEEK 57

The scene in Nantes today with hundreds marching and police following along in their riot gear......YELLOW VESTS NANTES WEEK 57

A robust day of protest with thousands involved nationwide amidst the pension strike and even larger crowds expected to manifest themselves on Tuesday for a major rally in Paris.


No estimate for now from the "Yellow Number" Facebook.


That is a look at Yellow Vests Week 57 in France.