Can the social movement still push back the government? The ninth day of mobilization against the pension reform of March 23 must in any case maintain that hope when the two motions of censure were rejected last night by the National Assembly. In recent days, various union leaders have called to broaden the protest against the bill and in particular the use of 49.3. If more or less massive concentrations are expected in a large number of French cities, various sectors of activity should also be present this Thursday.
Return of major transportation disruptions?
The railway unions have positioned themselves in favor of a renewable strike that began on Tuesday, March 7. If the disturbances were significant in the first days of this strike, they gradually subsided but were able to regain their intensity due to the success of 49.3. The first traffic forecasts for Thursday will be communicated tomorrow by the SNCF and today at 5:00 p.m. by the RATP. The SNCF has already specified that traffic will be “severely disrupted” on Thursday and advises travelers to postpone or cancel their trips. Regional transport networks should also be affected, such as the Ligne d’Azur network in Nice.
Last day of mobilization in air and ports
In the air sector, it is also to be expected that the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) will ask the airlines to reduce their flight schedules for Thursday, which marks the last day of the strike notice presented by the USAC CGT union and that it has been running since yesterday. March 23 will also be the last day of the mobilization encouraged by the CGT des Ports et Docks since Tuesday. As for motorists, blockades or spiral operations are to be expected, while the CFDT FGTE and the SUD-Transportes Solidarios Routiers federation, as well as the FO Transport and Logistics federation have called a strike for the day after tomorrow.
Refinery difficulties will persist
The situation is complex at the six conventional refineries in France. That of TotalEnergies in Donges (Loire-Atlantique) is already stopped due to a technical problem unrelated to the social movement while two others are at reduced speed, namely that of TotalEnergies in Feyzin (Rhône) near Lyon and that of Esso-ExxonMobil in Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône). On Friday evening, the largest refinery in France, the TotalEnergies site at Gonfreville-L’Orcher in Normandy, also saw its production units gradually halted, followed a few days later by the Pétroineos refinery in Lavéra (Bouches-du- Rhone). . The CGT also planned a stoppage of the Esso-ExxonMobil refinery in Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon (Seine-Maritime) no later than today due to a strike at the oil depot in Le Havre that limits crude arrivals for refining.
While several service stations have shortages of one or more fuels, the government today announced the first requests for staff at this depot near Marseille that supplies fuel to the PACA region and eastern Occitanie region, as well as the Lyons region.
school closures?
The main education union federations, Snuipp-FSU and Snes-FSU, join the national mobilization. Parents of elementary school students need to know today if teacher involvement affects their children’s school and leads to its closure. On the other hand, the closures of colleges and secondary schools are more difficult to anticipate. In addition, it is probable that other school and extracurricular services such as the canteen, the nursery and the nurseries will be affected.
The strike of the Parisian garbage collectors is renewed until March 27
While more than 9,000 tons are still lying on the ground in the streets of the capital, the CGT of Public Services has just voted to resume the strike of the garbage collectors in Paris until next Monday. The police prefect had carried out searches at the end of last week, after the refusal of the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo to do it herself in support of the strike movement.
Source: BFM TV
