This new impulse from the unions to the French government comes two days after the “march against the cost of living and ecological passivity” called by the alliance of left-wing parties
Several French unions have declared Tuesday a day of national strikes and protests across the country to demand wage increases at the pace of inflation and to defend workers’ right to strike. The incidence this day of social mobilizations will have is unknown.
In addition to the strike at the refineries, which has been causing fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations for days, protests have been added today in various economic sectors in France: from public transport to schools and institutions, via hospitals, health, agriculture, shops, ports , road transport and nuclear power plants.
The union federations are denouncing that the right to strike in France is under threat after the French government forced several workers blocking fuel depots to work a few days ago to reduce the fuel shortage. The country is not expected to be paralyzed by this cross-sector strike, but the French may have a black day, especially in public transport and on the roads.
The SNCF (French Renfe) workers strike will affect regional and medium-haul lines, where one in two trains is expected to run. Instead, the high-speed trains (TGV) will run almost normally. The Paris public transport company (RATP) expects there will be problems on commuter trains (RER) and on buses, although few incidents are expected on the metro and tram, according to forecasts.
The motorists who have managed to refuel their vehicles can face major traffic jams as carriers threaten their trucks to block highways and roads. Many French parents woke up today unsure of whether or not they could take their children to kindergarten or school so they could get to work. Last night it was not known how many teachers, janitors and dining room staff will support today’s strike.
This new impulse from the trade unions to the French government comes two days after the “march against the cost of living and ecological passivity” convened by Nupes, the alliance of left-wing parties: La France Insumisa, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party and Green Europe-the Greens. In Paris, thousands of people — 140,000 protesters, according to organizers, or 30,000, according to police — demanded a wage increase, retirement at 60, a blocking of energy prices and a tax on large business benefits, among other things, on Sunday.
Source: La Verdad
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