Louvre Staff Participate, in Nationwide Protest One Day Early .
On March 27, the Louvre Museum in Paris was closed to the
public as workers participated in protest strikes against
the government's plan to push back the age of retirement. .
ABC reports that Louvre employees
blocked entrances, prompting
the museum to temporarily close down.
Demonstrators carried banners and waved flags,
demanding the repeal of a new pension law that
would raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64. .
ABC reports that a nationwide
protest against the bill
is planned for March 28.
As the Louvre is normally closed on Tuesdays,
workers at the world famous museum held their
strike one day before the planned nationwide protest. .
As the Louvre is normally closed on Tuesdays,
workers at the world famous museum held their
strike one day before the planned nationwide protest. .
The news comes as President Emmanuel Macron
meets with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne
to discuss the current situation. .
ABC reports that some tourists who
planned to visit the museum offered their
stoic support for the workers. .
If you firmly believe that
this will bring some change,
there’s plenty of other things
that we can see in Paris, Britney Tate, 29-year-old doctoral student from California via ABC.
If you firmly believe that
this will bring some change,
there’s plenty of other things
that we can see in Paris, Britney Tate, 29-year-old doctoral student from California via ABC.
Meanwhile, other visitors
were less understanding
of the worker's decision.
I understand why they’re upset, but to do this to people from around the world who’ve traveled from around the world for this and paid thousands of dollars, Karma Carden, a tourist from Fort Myers, Florida, via ABC.
I understand why they’re upset, but to do this to people from around the world who’ve traveled from around the world for this and paid thousands of dollars, Karma Carden, a tourist from Fort Myers, Florida, via ABC