This time the call is for an indefinite strike. Hundreds of demonstrations have been called (in Baiona it is at 10.30 am) and serious disturbances are expected in the transport, education or energy sectors.
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The main trade unions of the French state have issued a call “to stop the country” todayMarch 7 against the pension reform of the government of Emmanuel Macron. This is the sixth major mobilization in just a month and a half and, like the previous ones, major disruptions are expected in public transport, education and other strategic sectors. In addition, this time the call for indefinite unemployment.
The first locks Truckers already made themselves heard on Monday and caused traffic jams on access roads in Lille (north) or Rouen (northwest). On the other hand, the French government yesterday issued a according to distribution groups from the French state to a basket of “anti-inflation” productsall this at the gates of the general strike.
More than 300 have been called up demonstrations across the state, and central unions expect the participation of between one million and one and a half million people. In Baiona, the appointment is at 10:30 am from the Plaza de Santa Úrsula. In addition, another march has been called for March 8 (3 p.m., from the market square).
He public transport will be seriously affected. The state railway company SNCF has announced that it will lose an average of 80% of its workers due to unemployment trains high-speed train (TGV) and virtually all other conventional long-distance trains.
On international lines, there is no service on the Paris-Barcelona corridor or on the lines between France and Germany; only one return train on the connections with Italy, and 20% of the usual on the connections with Switzerland.
Two thirds of the Eurostars will run with London and also two thirds of the Thalys that will go from Paris to Brussels, part of which will then go to the Netherlands or Germany.
In the vicinity of Parisdepending on the lines, between a third and a fifth of the usual convoys will be maintained, indicating the difficulty of getting around the metropolitan area by public transport.
The RATP metropolitan transport entity has even indicated in another statement that it will only be able to maintain normal service on the two automatic metro lines, 1 and 14. In the others, most will only be open during peak hours, early in the morning. morning and afternoon, and with between half and a quarter of the trains. On some of those metro lines, the entire route will not even be covered.
Concerning the air transportation, the strikes of air traffic controllers – one of the few groups subject to minimum service in France – will force airlines to reduce their flight schedules at the country’s main airports not only on Tuesday, but also on Wednesday. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has already warned that those two days should be reduced by 20% at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and by 30% at Orly airport, also in the capital.
In addition, and since Friday, the sector of the energy strikes in the gas and electricity production sectors, and the interruptions have already resulted in reductions in electrical voltage, although this has not resulted in power outages for users for the time being.
In addition to energy, unions on Tuesday announced strikes in other key sectors in France, including ports, refineries and glass production.
In addition, seven union federations in the education sector have demanded “completely close schools, colleges, high schools and services” (including the dining room).
The reform continues its processing
The aim is for the president’s executive, Emmanuel Macron, to undo his pension reform, the main axis of which is to postpone the minimum retirement age from the current 62 years to 64 years, arguing that this will undermine the financial equilibrium of the system will keep.
The reform continues its parliamentary process in the Senate starting this week. They are not only against all trade unions, but also against the parties of the left and the extreme right.
All polls have shown for months that the majority of public opinion is also against. In a survey by the demographic institute Ifop published this Sunday, 68% of those polled are against it and only 32% are in favour.
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Source: EITB
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