Euskaraz irakurri: Macron pentsio erreformaren aurkako greba eguna Ipar Euskal Herrian eta Frantzian, aurten seigarrena

The main unions of the French state have made an appeal “to stop the country” todayMarch 7, against the pension reform of the government of Emmanuel Macron. This is the sixth major mobilization in just a month and a half, and like the previous ones, major disruptions are expected in public transport, education and other strategic sectors. In addition, this time the call is for indefinite unemployment.

The first locks Truckers were already making themselves felt on Monday, causing traffic jams on access roads in Lille (north) or Rouen (northwest). On the other hand, the French Government presented yesterday a according to distribution groups of the French State to create a basket of “anti-inflation” productsall this at the gates of the general strike.

There are summoned more than 300 demonstrations throughout the state, and the union centrals expect the participation of between a million and a million and a half people. In Baiona, the appointment will be at 10:30 am from the Plaza de Santa Úrsula. In addition, there is another march called for March 8 (3:00 p.m., from the market square).

He public transport will be seriously affected. The state railway company SNCF has announced that, in the face of unemployment, it will have to cancel an average of 80% of the trains high-speed train (TGV) and practically all other conventional long-distance trains.

On international lines, there will be no service on the Paris-Barcelona corridor or on the lines between France and Germany; only one return train on the links with Italy, and 20% of the usual ones on the connections with Switzerland.

Two thirds of the Eurostars will operate with London and also two thirds of the Thalys that go from Paris to Brussels, some of which then continue in the direction of the Netherlands or Germany.

In the vicinity of Parisdepending on the lines, between a third and a fifth of the usual convoys will be maintained, which suggests many difficulties in moving by public transport throughout the metropolitan area.

In fact, the RATP metropolitan transport entity has indicated in another statement that it will only be able to maintain normal service on the two automatic metro lines, 1 and 14. In the others, most will only be open at peak hours, early in the morning and in the afternoon, and with between half and a quarter of the trains. On certain of those subway lines, the entire route will not even be covered.

Regarding the air Transport, the strikes of the controllers – one of the very few groups that in France are subject to minimum services – will force the companies to reduce their flight schedules in the main airports of the country not only on Tuesday, but also on Wednesday. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has already warned that those two days will have to be cut by 20% at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and by 30% at Orly airport, also in the capital.

In addition, and since Friday, the sector of the energy is on strike in the gas and electricity production sectors, and the stoppages have already resulted in reductions in electrical voltage, although for now this has not implied power cuts for users.

In addition to energy, unions announced Tuesday strikes in other major sectors in France, including ports, refineries and glass manufacturing.

In addition, seven trade union centrals in the education sector have demanded “completely close schools, colleges, high schools and services” (the dining room, among others).

The reform continues its processing

The objective is for the President’s Executive, Emmanuel Macron, to reverse his pension reform, whose main axis is to delay the minimum retirement age from the current 62 years to 64 with the argument that this will preserve the financial balance of the system.

The reform continues its parliamentary process in the Senate as of this week. They are against not only all the unions, but also the parties of the left and the extreme right.

All the polls have shown for months that the majority of public opinion is also opposed. In a survey by the Ifop demographic institute published this Sunday, 68% of those questioned perceive it negatively and only 32% are in favor.

Source: Eitb

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