"Put France to a standstill
“: this is the objective displayed by the inter-union on Tuesday.
An intensification of the movement which will above all take the form of a renewable strike at the SNCF as well as at the RATP, desired by all the power stations.
A walkout in the oil sector is also planned for this evening, this time at the call of the CGT federation of chemistry.
Both the public and private sectors should also follow in number to protest against the pension reform, which notably provides for the passage of the legal retirement age to 64 and the extension of the contribution period.
This sixth demonstration nevertheless comes after three weeks of “pause” and the last more sparse parades.
Only 440,000 people had beaten the pavement, Thursday, February 16,
Before this day that the unions want to be "
historic
",
Fig
Data
takes stock of this social movement, which has not been seen for several years, and on the legislative course of a reform rejected by the majority of French people.
A massive mobilization throughout France
A week after Elisabeth Borne's announcements, more than a million people demonstrate against the pension reform, Thursday, January 19.
The magnitude of the first parades, especially in medium-sized towns, is surprising.
The Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, must recognize a "significant mobilization".
Twelve days later, Tuesday 31, despite a lower rate of strikers, the parades brought together more people than on the 19th with 1.27 million people in the street.
A record since 1995. The unions are calling for two new days of mobilization: Tuesday February 7 and Saturday February 11 with the aim of continuing this momentum.
February 7 nevertheless marks the first decline of the social movement, with 757,000 protesters.
The start of the school holidays (Zone A) and unfavorable weather are invoked by the inter-union, which is betting more on Saturday 11 for a new show of force and to exceed, again, the million demonstrators.
In the end, 963,000 people will pound the pavement, a rare thing, in the middle of the weekend.
The parades continue with a new day of protest, Thursday February 16.
All the union leaders, including Laurent Berger (CDFT) and Philippe Martinez (CGT), went to Albi (Tarn) to support these prefectures at the heart of the movement.
But they are only followed by 440,000 French people.
Demonstrations supported by the French
The Odoxa-Backbone Consulting studies for
Le Figaro
carried out since the beginning of the year show it: two thirds of French people are in favor of mobilizing against this pension reform.
Depending on the dates, their support fluctuates between 63 and 71% of respondents.
The latest survey, carried out at the beginning of February, reveals that 59% of our fellow citizens are even in favor of blocking the country.
A reform stuck in Parliament
If the executive bill could not be submitted to the vote of the National Assembly, because of the accelerated procedure desired by the executive and the numerous amendments tabled by La France insoumise (LFI), it is currently in the hands of the Senate.
The Luxembourg Palace also has a limited time.
The debates will be closed on March 12, even if there was no vote.
A mixed parity commission, which includes seven senators and seven deputies, must then take over.
Its mission will be to arrive at a common text, voted on by the two assemblies before March 26.
In the event that the text of the law is not adopted by this date, the government may apply the reform by ordinance.
A first under the Fifth Republic.
