Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age

Demonstrators march holding a placard reading ‘No!’ in Paris, France (Michel Euler/AP)

French union activists have marched on the headquarters of the Paris Olympics and slowed traffic at the capital’s Orly Airport with strikes as they sought to reignite resistance to a higher retirement age.

But the last-ditch effort drew fewer followers than at the height of the movement earlier this year, and even some union leaders seemed ready to move on.