Global Courant 2023-05-23 22:28:05
In Rennes, in the northwest of France, the marches against the Macron government’s pension reform resumed today, attended by about 1,000 people according to the prefecture and about 3,000 according to labor unions.
The march comes in preparation for the 14th national anti-government protest scheduled for June 6.
The general secretary of the CGT union, Dominique Besson-Milord, that the pension reform will not be accepted by the workers: “We have not yet turned the page on the pension reform, we do not want it. Today we are in a regional appeal, but it is a step towards the national appeal on June 6, where there will be demonstrations and strikes”.
Activist Fabrice Lerestif said the protesters will not give up their efforts of several months.
“We do not withdraw as it would not be fair, it would be an insult to all those who have been fighting for months and have lost working days due to strikes”.
“We want to send the message that we don’t give up, we want Macron, Ms. Borne and Mr. Dussopt together with their supporters to feel the weight of this counter-reform,” said Lerestif to the AFP network.
“Mélanie Le Couviour, care worker said: “I love my job and I do it with passion, but I’m afraid I won’t have the strength to do it anymore and it will bring institutional abuse against me. I want to do my job under the right conditions and not until I’m 64 years old.”
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