“There are thousands and thousands of strikes”: the unions say that “mobilization is already a success” and launches “a warning to the government”

The unions are already screaming Victoria. “We have identified 260 demonstrations throughout France. There are thousands and thousands of strikes in all workplaces,” he praised Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT before the heading of the Parisian procession that had “more than 400,000 protesters.”

Since dawn, this Thursday, September 18, 253 shares and 76,500 protesters were identified by the authorities, according to a point in the midday. The Intersyndicale asked for an event day throughout France to try to weigh the budget elections of the new prime minister, returning to unity, the first from the mobilization against the highly criticized pension reform in 2023.

“The last Government’s opportunity”

The authorities were waiting for up to 900,000 protesters, an influx that would go far beyond the, less structured mobilization of September 10 (almost 200,000 people according to the official count) and would match certain days of action against pension reform in 2023.

“We are launching a very clear warning to the government and Sébastien Lecornu,” ​​said Marylise Léon, patron of the first center of the Union. “We want a budget for fiscal, social and ecological justice,” he added.

For François Manril (CFE-CGC), “this event is already a success. Creates the conditions for a renewed relationship between trade union organizations and power.” “It is perhaps the last opportunity of the government to take the consensus of the Union and trust it,” he said.

A series of movement?

The leaders of the eight union centers (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, ANSA, FSU and SOLIDARES) will indicate in the next few hours if they continue the movement to try to maintain pressure on the new prime minister.

“We will make a point between the numbers one and advise at that time”, but before “we also need to see how the day and the magnitude of the movement takes place,” said Marylise Leon to the press.

“We will be successful this day today, which begins well … and we hope that this day gives the government’s obligation to provide some answers,” said Cyril Chababier (CFTC).