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(Radio France Internationale). A lot has changed in France since last year. This year there are no more slogans to stand behind all trade unions, as happened during
(Radio France Internationale). A lot has changed in France since last year. This year there are no more slogans to stand behind all trade unions, as happened during the battle against pension reform. The CGT, the General Confederation of Labor, demands social justice, peace and international solidarity, thinking about The situation in Gaza.
For the CFDT, one of France’s five largest unions, its leader Marilise Leon will take part in the debate on Europe in Strasbourg, demanding more European protection for workers. For his part, Frédéric Suillot of the other majority union, Fuerza Obrera, will be in Montauban, which does not mean that there will not be a general struggle for purchasing power, especially in this period of inflation.
The union has also spoken out in recent months, most recently against immigration legislation and unemployment insurance reform, the next big social issue this spring. Moreover, even without a national motto, even in the absence of some the main figures of Paris, Most of the unions decided to once again hold a joint demonstration, also united by a government that never really tried to play the social dialogue card.
According to the prefecture, about 3,000 people gathered in Marseille, 1,400 in Rennes, and in Nantes between 4,000 and 5,000, according to a journalist from AFP. Shops in Nantes were damaged and tear gas was used. In Toulouse, according to the prefecture, there were 3,000 protesters and 8,000 according to the organizers. The march, which took place in the rain, took place between the Union and Palestinian flags. The banners read: “Stop the war, raise wages.” “Against job insecurity.”
Damage was reported in Lyon. At least 17 people were arrested. According to the prefecture, there were 6,500 protesters, and according to the CGT there were 13,000. The leader of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, demonstrated in Lille to “put the social question at the center of the European elections.”
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In Saint-Etienne, the head of the PS-Place Publique party’s list for the European elections, Raphaël Glucksmann, was prevented from joining a march after dozens of militants threw paint on him and shouted “Glucksmann, go away” and “Palestine will live.” “
“The momentum we are building on the left is disappointing for supporters of violence,” Raphaël Glucksmann told French media Franceinfo. “These people don’t impress anyone and they don’t have a monopoly on any fight,” he added.
Although social issues were a priority, the situation in the Gaza Strip and support for the Palestinian cause They also figured prominently in the march.
Eleanor Schmitt, a representative of the Students’ Union, with a Palestinian keffiyeh around her neck, led the march along with other union leaders. She follows this movement closely, especially evident at Columbia and Science Po.
“We’re watching what’s happening in the United States and also what’s happening around the world. Several mobilizations are already taking place, for example in Japan and South Korea, where students are also mobilizing. And it is important that we highlight all these mobilizations to show that this is not just a case of Sciences Po. It’s not just Colombia, it’s more of a global mobilization. We support this, moreover, we encourage and call for mobilization. It is important to us that today’s students carry the international voice that has always been their own. There have been several conflicts in the past in which students have actively mobilized. And above all, we see that the repression we face is enormous.”
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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