the inter-union hopes for a m***ive mobilization on May 1, planned disruptions in air transport

After twelve days of mobilization against the pension reform, which pushes back the legal age of departure from 62 to 64, the inter-union, still united, plans for the 1er-May one day “historical” And ” a tsunami “ in the street, claiming “repeal” of text.

Since the last day of mobilization, the Constitutional Council validated the essentials of the reform on April 14, enacted immediately after. In the street, the anger remained strong: in addition to two days in the form of “heating tower” on April 20 and 28, with actions centered on transport or on work accidents, on the initiative in particular of the CGT, concerts of saucepans disturb the movements of the executive, head of state included.

The unions are now looking to two new dates after tomorrow: 3 May, when the Council will decide on a second request for a shared initiative referendum, and 8 June, when a bill from the Group of Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT) deputies repealing the reform will be on the menu of the National ***embly.

The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, must also send invitations to the unions ” next week “, according to Matignon. A test for their unity? “If we have an invitation, we will go and discuss”And this “in the format it decides”, Mr. Berger said on Sunday. “We will decide the day after tomorrow in inter-union, the decision will be taken collectively”tempered Sophie Binet, the secretary general of the CGT, who maintains the objective of withdrawing from the pension reform.

12,000 police and gendarmes mobilized

Some three hundred gatherings are announced in the country. In the capital, the procession will set off at 2 p.m. from Place de la République towards the Nation. The authorities count on 500,000 to 650,000 people throughout the territory, including 80,000 to 100,000 in Paris. In the capital, between 1,500 and 3,000 “yellow vests” and 1,000 to 2,000 so-called ” at risk ” are expected by the authorities, according to a police source at Agence France-Presse. About 12,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized, including 5,000 in Paris.

Disruptions are expected in transport, especially for the air sector. Traffic promises to be very disrupted with between 25 and 33% of flights canceled at the country’s largest airports. “Cancellations and delays are to be expected”announced general directorate of civil aviationciting in particular the airports of Paris-Orly, Marseille-Provence, Lyon or Bordeaux.

On the SNCF side, the inter-union called all employees to strike for Monday, despite a declining mobilization, especially among drivers, during the last days of national mobilization. At the end of the day, Sunday, the public company had not released an outline forecast for the next day. SATURDAY, SNCF customer service on Twitter wrote not having “identified at this time of risk of disturbances which would be due to a call to strike”.

In Paris, the RATP made it known that due to the procession of 1er-May, the Paris Police Headquarters requested the closure from 11 a.m. of several metro stations in eastern Paris, namely République, Oberkampf, Saint-Ambroise, Voltaire, Charonne, Rue des Boulets and Filles du Calvaire . The reopening will be done with the authorization of the prefecture.

The World with AFP