The French trade union centers have made an appeal for “there to be the maximum number of workers and citizens in the demonstrations” this Thursday, the eleventh day of protests.

The meeting between the French prime minister and the trade unions on pension reform ended Wednesday in “failure,” according to they affirmed unionsbefore the negative by Elisabeth Borne of remove text legal.

The representatives of the eight main trade union centrals read a joint statement at the end of the meeting that lasted a scant hour. The main message that he launched is that the unions are not willing to open negotiations on other labor issues, as Borne wanted, as long as he does not withdraw the pension reform.

The eleventh day of the strike will cause cancellations and delays in four airports of the French State, in addition to stoppages in the public transport.

The general strike will affect the Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Nantes airports. From the airports they have advised that passengers contact their airline to verify the status of their flight.

As for public transport, it will suffer serious disturbances during the multi-sector strike. The national rail operator SNCF has not confirmed the impact on train schedules. However, delays and cancellations are likely to occur on SNCF services throughout the French state.

Similar disruptions will likely affect the services of the RATP in the capital and other regional public transport networks in urban centers throughout the French state. Strikes could also affect train services Eurostar and cause delays and cancellations.

The strike in several refineries and warehouses of fuel in protest of the law that raises the retirement age already affected about 40% of the gas stations in the Paris region on Monday.

In addition, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) of France formally presented on Wednesday a strike notice to once again paralyze the garbage collection service in the capital, Paris, with the aim of demanding the withdrawal of the reform.

The garbage strike in Paris, which ended on March 29 after three weeks of strikes, has been one of the most symbolic and visible movements of this wave of protests. Up to 10,000 tons of garbage accumulated in the streets of the French capital, according to data released by the City Council itself.

Source: Eitb

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