President Nicolas Sarkozy will face his first strike after five of the eight railroad unions in France called for a day of protests on Oct. 18, vowing to defend their members’ right to retire at age 50. The strikes will be a test of labor’s strength against Sarkozy’s resolve to overhaul pension privileges enjoyed by 500,000 public-sector employees. Full Story
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