Fourth consecutive day of action against the pension reform. Employee unions and youth organizations call on the population to mobilize massively this Friday against the government project, which provides in particular for the postponement of the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.
Improves RATP traffic
Thus, even if SNCF traffic improves, it will continue to be disrupted, with an average of one in two trains on the TGV, Ouigo and Inoui. For the TER, there will be two trains out of five, on average. As for the interurban, 25% of them should circulate.
In the Paris region, RATP traffic will improve significantly on the metro side. In fact, the union is taking a break until Wednesday. But the traffic will continue to be very interrupted for the RER B.
In the air sector, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has asked airlines to cancel 20% of flights at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and 30% at Orly and Nice airports. , Beauvais, Bordeaux, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Marseille, Montpellier and Nantes, for Thursday and Friday.
various sectors
Other sectors mobilize. This Thursday, the largest waste incinerator in Europe, located in Ivry-sur-Seine, was closed. And in various cities in the country, such as Saint-Brieuc, note West of France, the garbage collectors have decided to renew their strike action before a new AG this Friday. However, in this town of Côtes-d’Armor urgent visits can be made.
Because in many cities waste begins to accumulate. In some Parisian districts, restaurateurs even have to adapt so as not to scare off their customers.
If the strike was lifted at the Esso-ExxonMobil refinery in Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon, in Normandy, it continues almost everywhere else, he points out. The Parisian.
climate strike
In addition to the pension reform, this day will be marked by “the climate strike” organized by the Fridays for Future France movement starting at 2:00 p.m. Demonstrations are planned in several cities in France. In Paris, the procession will start from the Opera, in the 9th arrondissement, to the Place de la Bastille.
New actions this Saturday
In addition to the strikes announced by the upstream unions, this Thursday was marked by several “surprise” actions throughout the country. Snail operation in Normandy, occupation of the tracks of the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, power outage at the Stade de France… This type of action cannot be ruled out this Friday.
Finally, on Saturday, the day of the 7th day of national mobilization, strong riots are also expected. LFI calls in particular for “a popular tidal wave” against the pension reform.
Source: BFM TV
