Bottom line the wealthy elite control Macron like they do all “mainstream” politicians and in turn Macron is trimming spending on pensions so the elites don’t have to bear the burden of taxpayer funded pensions.
The problem of taxes, pensions too much government spending requires change in retirement systems workers need to fund them more.
But guys like Macron are just one-sided taking the pro-business approach of politicians bought by banks and business in the mainstream political parties of the world.
Do you and other union supporters in this thread think that a retirement age of 62 is feasible in France or the rest of the developed world? Macron has proposed raising it to 64. It’s not “conservative” to think you have the right to retire relatively young and live at the expense of others.