French tram drivers will refuse to transport King Charles during state visit
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The original Bordeaux itinerary also included a tram ride into the city centre before a quick stroll through town and a visit to a canelé pastry shop.
But one local union leader warned that demonstrators are likely to descend on the tracks and block the tram as part of their continued protests against the government’s contentious pension reforms, which were passed on Monday night when the opposition failed to shore up enough votes in no-confidence motions.
“It is almost certain that the King will not be able to take the tram, warned Pascal Mesgueni, a representative of the CFTC union in an interview with Sud Ouest. “No driver will want to transport the King.”
