The demonstration of youth associations and LFI last Saturday in Paris was the last demonstration to date against the pension reform. Present at this “march for our pensions”, Jean-Luc Mélenchon called to “broaden the front of the fight” on his blog. In particular, he asks the unions to plan another day of mobilization on a weekend.
The interest of the former leader of the rebels is to broaden the front to more sectors and to the “middle classes, executives and small employers and merchants” so as not to settle for the preparation of January 31, the day of mobilization set by the Union. So while we wait for that fateful day, what can we expect?
• Actions in transport from Monday?
Murielle Guilbert, general co-delegate of SUD Solidaires, already called last Friday to “multiply the actions and initiatives throughout the territory, in companies and services, also for the strike.” The latter set a new mobilization around January 23”, the date scheduled for the presentation of the pension reform bill to the Council of Ministers.
Laurent Brun, general secretary of the CGT Cheminots, is also aligned with this strategy. He justified on the BFMTV set: “It is clear that we did not meet just to mark January 31.”
Last Thursday, the federation had submitted a notice of strike for the period between Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.
• At least 5 plants blocked in EDF on January 26
The railway network will not be the only one affected because the CGT Mines and Energy (FNME-CGT) has also announced that it will reiterate blockades in the electricity and gas industry but also in the nuclear industry.
The Energy Federation will not wait until January 31 and plans a general strike on January 26 in at least 5 of EDF’s 18 plants. Another action of the same type is also mentioned for January 27 by union sources. Nothing is officially confirmed yet.
• 48-hour strike scheduled for January 26 and 27 at refineries
“In the oil sector, we already had a strike action plan of 48 hours next week, 72 hours the following week,” Lionel Arbiol, a CGT union delegate at the Fos-sur refinery, told Sud Radio on Friday. -Mer.
“We will see if we join the announced dates or keep ours.” For now, the risk of closing gas stations remains moderate, but according to Lionel Arbiol, “it is not impossible that we will reach the situation of last September if the Government insists on approving this reform.
• A 24-hour strike planned in French ports
The CGT Federation of Ports and Docks also showed its impatience: it invited all employees to stop their work next Thursday for 24 hours, while asking to “eliminate overtime and exceptional shifts.”
And finally, if you were planning to buy your bread this Monday, know that a large part of the bakers will take to the streets to protest this time against the rise in prices and raw materials.
Source: BFM TV
