Police have banned Pension Reform protests from parts of Paris

Pension Reform: Gatherings at Place de la Concorde in Paris Banned by the Police

PROTESTS: More than 300 people were arrested on Thursday and Friday following clashes at Place de la Concorde, where people had gathered to demonstrate against the pension reform Gatherings in Place de la Concorde, as well as on the Champs-Elysées, were banned on Saturday by the Paris police headquarters. The day before and the day before, in Paris, […]

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Petrol Refinery blocked against the pension reform

Pension Reform: The Shutdown of the Facilities at the TotalEnergies Refinery in Normandy Began on Friday Evening

STRIKE: This blockage should not cause fuel shortages The shutdown of the facilities at the TotalEnergies refinery in Normandy, the largest in France, “started Friday evening”, declared this Saturday by the secretary general of the CGT of the Normandy platform, Alexis Antonioli. “The units have been on hold since last night,” he added. However, this shutdown will take several days and […]

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Fuel Refineries are to be blocked to protest against the pension reform

Pension Reform: After Rubbish Collectors, Refineries Under Threat of Blockages

PENSION REFORM PROTESTS: Two refineries could be shut down according to the CGT, which is already blocking fuel shipments After the passage in force to the Assembly, the coup de force with the workers. The Minister of Industry Roland Lescure hinted this Saturday that the government could make requisitions in the event of the shutdown of […]

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Strikers at Paris Rubbish collectors against pension reform violently dislodged

Rubbish Collectors Strike: The Strikers of the Garage of Ivry-sur-Seine Violently Dislodged this Friday Morning

PENSION REFORM: They blocked the garage at Ivry-sur-Seine which houses 80 dump trucks since 6th March against the pension reform “We expected it, but not in this way. This morning, the rubbish collectors on strike at the Ivry-Victo-Hugo garage were dislodged by the police. On strike since the 6th March, they held a picket in front of the facilities that […]

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Several ports blocked by strikers against pension reform

Pension Reform: Several Major Ports Blocked this Thursday

PROTESTS: The ports of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, but also those of Brest, Le Havre and Calais were stopped this Thursday against the pension reform At the call of the CGT, a “dead ports” day is underway in several sites in the country. Disturbances and blockages are particularly reported in Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Brest, Le Havre, or Calais. […]

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In Rennes, the former occupied cinema has been evacuated

Pension Reform: In Rennes, the Former Occupied Cinema has been Evacuated

END OF DANCE: The occupation of the L’Arvor cinema started on Saturday after a stormy demonstration against the pension reform The L’Arvor cinema in Rennes had been occupied since March 11 following the demonstration against the pension reform. This Monday morning, the police are evacuating the old cinema at the request of the city, owner of […]

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Gendarmes evacuate the Salle de la Cité in Rennes

Pension Reform in Rennes: The Gendarmes Evacuate the Salle de la Cité Occupied by Students

PROTESTS: After preventing a meeting of the Nupes on Wednesday evening, several dozen individuals spent the night in the concert hall against the pension reform Occupied by opponents of the pension reform since Wednesday evening February 8, the hall of the City was evacuated this Thursday morning at the request of the city.  The police […]

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Strike of March 8: Slight improvement in traffic in the RER and buses this Wednesday

Strike of 8th March: Slight Improvement in Traffic in the RER and Buses this Wednesday

TRANSPORT: The RATP estimates that the service on the Parisian metro lines will remain, for its part, “still very degraded” A slight improvement in traffic is expected this Wednesday in the RER and buses, for the second consecutive day of strike in Parisian transport against the pension reform. The RATP nevertheless provides for a still very degraded service […]

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The unions are blocking the fuel depots over Pension Reform

Strike of 7th March: Movement Strong in Refineries, Shipments of Fuel Blocked

PENSION REFORM: Blocking fuel shipments does not create a shortage at gas stations, but an extension could lead to it No shipment of fuels leaving French refineries will take place on Tuesday. On the occasion of the national mobilization against the pension reform, they were all blocked, told AFP the CGT-Chimie and TotalEnergies, without creating a shortage in service stations. […]

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In Paris, Dustbin collectors are on Strike against the Pension reforms

Strike of 7th March: Parisian Dustbin Workers also on Strike

SOCIAL STRUGGLE: Paris dustbin workers began to mobilise against the pension reform yesterday, and stopped waste collection in several districts of the capital The Dustbin collectors of the City of Paris began strike action on Monday against the pension reform which will continue on Tuesday, a day of great mobilization, indicated the City of Paris and the CGT. […]

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