“
We feel that tomorrow will be a social tsunami
,” said Murielle Guilbert, co-general delegate of Solidaires, on the eve of the sixth day of mobilization against the pension reform, which could also launch renewable strikes in several sectors.
For his counterpart Simon Duteil, professor of history and geography, Tuesday "
should be the strongest day of mobilization in the history of France
", in any case an "
exceptional day in terms of mobilization
", a- he said at a press conference at the union's headquarters in Paris.
Over the last thirty years, the record of demonstrators according to the unions dates from October 12, 2010, with 3.5 million participants.
The authorities had counted 1.23 million demonstrators, slightly less than on January 31, 2023 (1.27 million).
Several representatives of the SUD transport unions were present at this press conference, coming to testify to the strong “
determination
” in their sectors.
According to Alexis Louvet, co-secretary general of Solidaires RATP, "
on the whole of the conduct (...) it will be the strongest day in terms of percentage of strikers since the beginning of this mobilization
".
“
The latest announcements on special diets reinforce the determination
“, he said, the day after the Senate vote in favor of the abolition of these regimes.
Significant mobilization also in the air sector
Tayeb Khouira, from SUD Aérien, ironically thanked President Emmanuel Macron, who "
was able to bring together all the airline unions
".
"
Some employees, it's their first strike, we take our hats off to them
," he laughed.
He considered too optimistic the forecasts of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which on Friday asked companies to cancel between 20 and 30% of flights, because they do not take into account the notices filed this weekend, that they are firefighters, refuellers or freight workers.
“
It's unprecedented, we see a convergence with all transport sectors.
In air, we are beginning to see a convergence of all internal sectors: cabin crew, pilots, technicians, logisticians, the total
“said Franck Drouin, of the same union.
Same story for Julien Troccaz of SUD-Rail: “
In 2019 the railway workers felt a little lonely.
There, on the starting line, there are more sectors than on December 5, 2019
,” he said.