THE ESSENTIAL
- The inter-union union, always united, bets on “a tsunami” on the street this Monday to demand “the repeal” of the text. read our article
- On this occasion, the leader of the CGT Sophie Binet “appeals” to the Government and the prefects so that “they do not get involved in police provocations.” read our article
- The National Meeting will be present in Le Havre for a “Day of the Nation”. A coming that marks the ambitions of the party for the city before the municipal elections of 2026, about which Édouard Philippe ironizes. read our article
How May 1 became the day of claims
On May 1, we do not work. It is a holiday, a tradition: it is International Workers’ Day. But since when? And because ? Céline Kallmann tells you the story of this date on the BFMTV podcast “Le titre à la une”.
Your guest: Jean-Numa Ducange, professor of contemporary history at the University of Rouen Normandy and specialist in trade union movements.
Departure this morning for the processions of Nantes and Rennes
If the Parisian demonstration on May 1 will not start before 2:00 p.m., other processions will start much earlier: this is the case in Rennes and Nantes, where the departures are scheduled respectively at 10 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.
The CFDT will discuss with the Prime Minister if she is invited, says Berger
The CFDT will “discuss” with the prime minister if she is invited to do so, despite the persistent disagreement over the pension reform and whatever the planned format, its secretary general, Laurent Berger, assured this Sunday.
Matignon said on Friday that Elisabeth Borne would send invitations to the unions next week to try to resume dialogue, meetings that could take place bilaterally.
“If we have an invitation, we will discuss”, and this “in the format that will decide”, indicated Laurent Berger, who was the guest of the LCI-RTL-Le Figaro grand jury, but with prerequisites “in terms of method and in terms of substantive issues”.
Paris police chief foresees “several thousand ultras at risk”
Paris Police Prefect Laurent Núñez said this Saturday on BFMTV that he expected to see “several thousand ultra people at risk” due to May Day Demonstration next Monday.
Il évoque “plusieurs milliers de personnes ultras à risques qui von chercher à en découdre, probably à casser des vitrines, s’en prendre aux forces de l’ordre et qui von chercher à empêcher le cortège syndical de progresser”, précise-t- He.
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Several metro stations closed in Paris for the demonstration on May 1
While the unions hope of a historic mobilization Against the pension reform this Monday, May 1, the Paris police headquarters requested the closure of seven metro stations along the route of the procession.
The République station, from where the demonstration should start around 2:00 p.m., will remain closed from 11:00 a.m. indicates the RATP. Trains on lines 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11, which normally serve this station, will not mark the stop.
On lines 5 and 8, the Oberkampf station will also be closed from late morning. On line 9, the Saint-Ambroise, Voltaire, Charonne and Rue des Boulets stations will also be closed.
Line 8 will also not stop at the Filles du Calvaire station.
The general secretary of the CFDT Laurent Berger promises “one of the biggest May Days in the last 30 or 40 years”
A guest of the LCI-RTL-Le Figaro jury this Sunday, April 30, Laurent Berger declared that “May 1 is going to be one of the biggest May 1s on the social question in the last 30 or 40 years”, estimating that a million people are expected to move.
At the beginning of April, the CFDT leader had called for “breaking down the house” during the demonstration scheduled for May 1 for Labor Day, which will be an opportunity for the unions toshow their opposition to the pension reform.
“The CFDT will not be involved in activism, nor in ‘coup’ actions, nor in sending the workers to the wall, making them believe that the President of the Republic who promulgated this law is withdrawing it,” Laurent Berger points out, however.
More than 4 million euros were raised from an inter-union strike fund
New record broken. After exceeding three million euros at the end of MarchThe amount of the main kitty launched to support the people on strike against the pension reform reached 4,022,338.03 euros this weekend, BFMTV found.
This sum represents more than half of the donations made to this solidarity fund since its opening in 2016 by union activists from Info’Com-CGT and Sud Postes 92.
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Good morning to all and to all!
Welcome to this direct dedicated to monitoring the political news of this Monday, May 1, 2023.
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Source: BFM TV
