Tensions continues to rise in France, where protestors have began to block roadways with burning tires after the government confirmed that it would not back down on its labor reforms. 150,000 union members have marched in protest of the government's reforms, 77 of whom have been arrested. François Hollande, the President of France, currently holds an approval rating below 20%, the lowest of any sitting President in the nation's history. In response to Hollande's reforms, which would make it easier for employers to hire and fire employees, union members have gone to extreme lengths to cut off the nation's fuel supply, resulting in large lines at gas pumps and strikes in the public transportation sector. Protestors have planned another day of demonstration, June 14, to coincide with the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.
See "French labor protests spread as oil strikers dig in over reforms", James McAuley, The Washington Post, May 27, 2016