Over 1 million French workers strike against effort to raise retirement ageUnion leaders say over 2 million people may have protested across the countryOver one million French workers took to the streets to protest a government plan to reform the nation’s pension plans, including a bump for the age of retirement.French President Emmanuel Macron intends to push the retirement age from 62 to 64 in an effort to keep the pension system financially viable, but unions say the change will threaten their rights.Workers should not have to pay for the public sector deficit," said Laurent Berger, the leader of CFDT, France's biggest labor union.BRITISH INFLATION FALLS IN DECEMBER AS FOOD COSTS SOARMacron, who was in Barcelona for a French-Spanish summit, acknowledged public discontent but said the reform remains necessary to "save" French pensions.READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS BY CLICKING HEREThe mostly peaceful protests resulted in small skirmishes with police, with several dozen protesters arrested, and police firing tear gas at some groups."