The date was chosen during the meeting between the eight main French unions meeting as an inter-union, to give the unions time to present new strike notices and to be able to mobilize again in the streets, after this first successful day.
The unions took stock of this first day of strike, which they considered “historic”.
The more than 200 demonstrations that took place in France on Thursday mobilized one million people (1.12 million) in France, 80 thousand in Paris, indicates the count released by the Ministry of the Interior. According to the CGT, this first day of action brought together more than two million people.
Olivier Dussopt, the labor minister, admitted that these numbers are significant. As of today, the government’s strategy is to ask the ministers to give interviews to the media to convince the French of the importance of this reform, explained Gabriel Attal, delegate minister in charge of Public Accounts.
“Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called us members of the government to ask us to strengthen contact with the French to explain to them the importance of this reform. That is why I am here today because I believe in social democracy. I believe that social democracy is the moment of dialogue and discussion with the unions, as has happened in recent months”, stated Gabriel Attal.
Emmanuel Macron defends a reform that he says was “presented democratically” and was validated at the polls when the French head of state was re-elected. Specific demonstrations were also called on Monday, January 23, during the presentation of the pension reform project in the Council of Ministers.
Source: TSF
