World | France French Senate Approves Raising Retirement Age Unions say they'll never accept it By John Johnson Posted Oct 22, 2010 3:14 PM CDT Copied French Labor Minister Eric Woerth, center, leaves after the vote at the Senate in Paris, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) The chaos in France won't be subsiding any time soon: The French Senate today approved Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, reports Bloomberg. That all but makes certain the measure will become law, possibly next week—a fact that doesn't mean much to the nation's trade unions. "We will never accept it," says the leader of one major federation. “Just because a law has been voted through doesn’t mean we just say: ‘Oh, too bad.’” More details at the BBC. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error