French electricity workers may pull plug on Cannes film festival over pension law

Monaco Grand Prix and French Open may also be interrupted after new legislation to raise retirement age

France's electricity workers are threatening to pull the plug at the Cannes film festival as part of ongoing protests over pension changes.

Members of the National Federation of Mines and Energy - a branch of the powerful CGT union - have announced 100 days of action and anger" that is expected to hit the movie industry's annual event as well as other sports and cultural meetings.