Paris' main airport and many trains across the country were disrupted and hundreds of schools blockaded as polls show the leader suffering politically for his moves.

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

Paris' main airport and many trains across the country were disrupted and hundreds of schools blockaded as polls show the leader suffering politically for his moves.

The announcement follows record turnout in Thursday's protest march in Paris against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.

French unions are holding their first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron forced a higher retirement age through parliament without a vote

A ninth day of strikes in France over President Emmanuel Macron's changes to the country's pension system wrought widespread disruption across the country Thursday, with trains and planes canceled and refineries blocked.

Protesters in Paris blocked access to a terminal at France's busiest airport as workers around the country went on strike over Macron's pledge to raise the retirement age.