PARIS - France's warring trade unions on Wednesday defended their decision to cut power to thousands of homes, companies and even the Bank of France to force a weakened government to drop a wide-ranging pension reform.
"I understand these workers' anger," the mustachioed union leader said."These are targeted cuts. You'll understand that spitting on the public service can make some of us angry." Mr Macron's transport minister condemned the power cuts, which hit at least 150,000 homes on Tuesday according to the French power grid, and said the government would ask the grid company to file complaints.