French protesters rally against raising of retirement age

Associated Press

PARIS

Hundreds of thousands of protesters young and old demonstrated in France on Saturday, waving union flags and pressing President Nicolas Sarkozy to drop plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. It was the third day of protests in a month.

Unions tried a new tactic, scheduling the protest for a Saturday to draw families, youths and private-sector employees who don’t show up during the workweek.