New day of mobilization throughout the country this Thursday, March 9 against the pension reform

Third day of fighting. In many sectors this Thursday the employees are called to strike and to demonstrations by the unions to protest against the pension reform. The central article of the text, on raising the legal age of departure to 64, which arouses more opposition, was approved shortly after midnight by the Senate.

Mobilization in various sectors

Enough to motivate opponents of reform across the country. Within Feyzin RefineryNear Lyon, the strikers, for example, announced this Wednesday afternoon the renewal of the strike for one week, until March 15.

This Thursday will be “a great day of energy sobriety”, immediately warns the National Federation of Mines and Energy – CGT (FNME-CGT).

On the transport side, employees will also mobilize and train traffic will remain severely disrupted this Thursday and Friday on all lines operated by SNCF Voyageurs. For the RATP and the Paris region, traffic will “get better” but will remain disrupted at certain stations.

In addition, France’s General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has required airlines to abandon 20-30% of their flights on Thursday and Friday, like the previous two days, due to the controllers’ strike. They oppose pension reform. .

young people on the street

This Thursday should be marked above all by the “youth mobilization” announced by various organizations, including student unions (Unef, Alternativa and Fage), the Voix lycéenne (secondary student union) or political organizations (Young Communists , Young Socialists, Young Rebels, Young Ecologists…).

A demonstration at the initiative of these youth organizations will take place this afternoon in Paris between the Saint-Lazare station and the Place de la République, followed by a rally with speeches on arrival, with the support of the inter-union, some of whose representatives will be present. .

High school student unions are also calling for blockades in establishments to “bring Macron down.”

The youth or employee organizations are all unanimous: they will mobilize “until the withdrawal” of the pension reform. They already give an appointment for a new day of demonstrations this Saturday, February 11.

Given new actions next week “to put pressure on parliamentarians”, who could definitively vote for the reform on Thursday, March 16.