A week after the new day of mobilizations and renewable strikes against the pension reform, the Executive and the deputies of the majority show a certain serenity. Behind the scenes, none of them seem concerned.
“It will be strong on the 7th but after that it will be difficult for the unions to hold on,” says a minister. Another confirms it: “The true subject is rather 8 or 9.”
The macronie thinks, or hopes, that the unions will not be able to make the blockades last, unlike the last strikes against a pension reform at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020. And this, for two main reasons.
“The strike is expensive,” summarizes a member of the Government, especially in a context of inflation and back from vacation where the French have spent. This could deter some from continuing the strike for days… or even weeks.
Proof of this is, according to the macronie, that the rate of strikers has fallen considerably in the last days of mobilization. For example, on February 9, on the third day of the mobilization, the rate of strikers at the SNCF stood at 25% compared to 46.3% on January 19.
Blocks too late?
The timing of the blockades is the second reason that reassures Macronie. At the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, renewable blockades and strikes appeared very quickly, at the beginning of the conflict.
“This March 7th comes a little late after the battle,” analyzes a deputy, who adds that “the time for mobilization has passed a bit and the people have understood that the reform is going to be adopted.”
This chosen one would like to move on quickly. Precisely, this Tuesday morning, in a meeting of the Renaissance group in the Assembly, the deputies advocated that the “labor” bill be examined before the “immigration” bill. History to calm the spirits, and above all to go fast.
Source: BFM TV
