PARIS — A nationwide ****** by French public sector workers on Tuesday was causing disruptions in domestic air traffic.

Nine public sector unions called for nationwide industrial action to ******* against President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies which they say would result in deteriorating work conditions.

The unions are angry at plans to tighten rules for **** leave, freeze salaries and decrease the number of public sector employees in the next five years.

Carrier Air France says about 25% of domestic flights would be cancelled due to a walkout by some traffic controllers. The ******* expects to run all long-haul flights to and from Paris airports.

Railway traffic was expected to be close to normal.

Jean-Claude Mailly, secretary general of the hard-left FO union, called on Macron to stop “austerity” policies toward public servants during a ******* in the city of Lyon.

Tuesday’s action day staged by public workers unions comes after several other street ******** in recent weeks against Macron’s labour reforms, which apply to employees of the private sector. Unions fear Macron’s economic policies would weaken France’s hard-won workers protections.

The hard-left CGT union called on new ******** and strikes against Macron’s labour reforms on Oct. 19.