Will the February school holidays be telescoped by the social movement against the pension reform?
Philippe Martinez does not rule it out.
"
From the moment the government stubbornly insists on what makes conflict, yes there is the possibility that there are days of action during the school holidays
", indicated the secretary general of the CGT on Sunday on the RTL-
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The dates of these winter holidays are different depending on the area.
This year, they will run from February 4 to March 6.
Until then, a new day of inter-union and inter-professional mobilization is already planned for January 31.
If Philippe Martinez welcomed the success of the first day of demonstrations on January 19, which brought together between 1 and 2 million people in the streets, he "
hopes to do even stronger on the 31st
".
“The future is unwritten”
By this new day of mobilization, the CGT leader confirmed that there would be "
every day initiatives in companies and departments
", citing for example the actions already planned in the oil and energy sectors.
These initiatives could take the form, for example, of strikes, “
which can go as far as renewable strikes
”, he specified.
Rail transport could also be affected.
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If the polls show the opposition of a majority of French people to this pension reform, they also highlight a certain resignation, since most of those polled anticipate that the bill will pass.
For Philippe Martinez, it is important "
to show that the future is not written and that it depends on mobilization
".
"
There are mobilizations which have made it possible to prevent a law or not to apply a law, such as the CPE (first job contract, editor's note)
", he underlined.
A few days before the start of discussions on the text in Parliament, the trade unionist also estimated that “
the debate alone in the National Assembly will not be enough to make the government back down
”.
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