paris president emmanuel macron may first round battle overhaul france economy come 10 days promise bring far protest unrest streets labor unions political leave step opposition last week demonstration communist party-linked cgt union change labor code draw many few protesters expect police say 220,000 people turn nationwide union estimate 400,000. despite opposition government adopt labor reform simplify employment rule make hire fire easy sept. 22. even battle may lose unions many workers retire civil servants youth give look warily toward macron longer-term plan overhaul unemployment benefit pension systems well jean-luc melenchon head left-wing la france insoumise france unbowed party see main voice opposition describe macron proposals social coup etat call mass march paris party 530,000 mostly young members sept. 23. monday truck drivers belong cfdt union large country although politically centrist block highways include busy pas-de-calais area northeast protest labor code change today warn patrick blaise secretary general cfdt truck drivers tell le parisien newspaper listen us cfdt truckers stop sept. 21 cgt union call another round nationwide protest sept. 25 truck drivers belong cgt force ouvriere third large union begin roll strike include target petrol station keep pressure union group call retire demonstrate sept. 28 increase social charge france apply variety income source use fund health care welfare intend wait pension reform proposals act say fabrice angei senior cgt official need put end destruction social model macron 39 see approval rat slump since resound election victory may show sign dilute ambitious plan retool economy include bring unemployment stick percent decade prime minister edouard philippe acknowledge change labor code first step long program measure likely provoke much great opposition cause social disruption second phase go take long current one philippe say last week behind reform desire relaunch economy say collective ability country act decisively french unions left-wing plan 10 days action rattle macron