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.
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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.
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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.
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As the Louvre is normally closed on Tuesdays, workers at the world famous museum held their strike one day before the planned nationwide protest.
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The news comes as President Emmanuel Macron meets with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to discuss the current situation.
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ABC reports that some tourists who planned to visit the museum offered their stoic support for the workers.
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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
