PARIS (AP) — Strikes disrupted some French trains and schools on Tuesday as unions across France protested government austerity measures.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government says the cost-cutting measures are essential to reducing the country's debts and allowing France to remain a pillar of the troubled eurozone.
Despite tensions, the turnout for strikes in 39 cities and 193 protest marches was lackluster.
In August, the French government announced a euro11 billion package of spending cuts and tax increases in a bid to ensure that France doesn't miss a vital pledge to cut its deficit.
Besides a new tax on higher earners and the closing of some …
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