Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, has proposed increasing the retirement age by two years. Despite the fact that an increasing number of French citizens are opposed, 72% of people are opposed to the pension reform. Hundreds of thousands of individuals have demonstrated and employees have gone on strike in numerous parts of the nation since mid-January. The energy sector’s union also engaged in a new type of demonstration by supplying schools, hospitals, and lower income households with free electricity for a single day. On January 26, 2023, Sébastien Menesplier of the trade unions made public their intention to showcase their potential capabilities, thwarting any potential idea to up the retirement age. This also-dubbed “Robin Hood action” will involve providing gratuitous electricity and gas to public establishments, such as schools and hospitals, as well as to poorer families. According to the report, employees from the energy sector have taken part in the mass strikes in France, and have used their positions to fight for a cause of social justice by ceasing to work. Sébastien Menesplier informed BFMTV television channel that it was agreed in a general assembly that this would be done. He, being the president of the National Federation of Mines and Energy (FNME) of the CGT union, reported that they have issued a beneficial rate to small businesses such as bakers and artisans.
