News reform on France 3: Call for a three-day strike at France Télévisions

News Reform on France 3: Call for a Three-day Strike at France Télévisions

MEDIA: Called Tempo, this reform of the news on France 3 is supposed to come into force on September 4th. It raises many fears among employees Two months before the abolition of the national news on France 3, the unions of France Télévisions are calling for a three-day strike from Tuesday to protest against this disputed reform from the […]

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The Constitutional Council rejects the second request for a referendum on pension reform

Pension reform 2023: The Constitutional Council Rejects the Second Request for a Referendum

VERDICT: This second RIP was initiated in extremis on April 13th by some 250 left-wing and independent deputies and senators. The Constitutional Council on Wednesday rejected a second request for a referendum on pensions that the left had filed in extremis, before the promulgation of the highly contested government reform. Unsurprisingly, the Elders judged that the proposal for […]

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May 1st protests across France against the Pension reform

May 1st: Relive this Day of Protest in Pictures

Between 782,000 and 3.2 million people marched in the streets against the pension reform. In Nantes, Rennes, Paris or Toulouse, violence broke out. Many demonstrators wandered the streets on Monday, May 1st with, in the background, the fight against pension reform. The violence still punctuated the processions. The violence has mounted over the demonstrations against the […]

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What to expect from the protests against pension reform

May Day Demonstration: A “Historic” but Truly Decisive Protest Against the Pension Reform?

OPPOSITION: The unions have called for making May 1st “an exceptional and popular day of protest”, while the protest against the pension reform does not weaken The unions have called for making May 1st “a day of exceptional and popular protest” against the pension reform. After the validation of the text by the Constitutional Council in […]

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It is the "pan that will prevent him from finishing his five-year term", launches Binet on Macron

Pension Reform: It is the “Pan that Will Prevent Him from Finishing his Five-Year Term”, Launches Binet on Macron

REACTION: Sophie Binet reacted to the statements of the Head of State, who had assured that “it is not saucepans that will make France move forward” The pension reform continues to make noise nearly a week after its promulgation. The pots are out during the various trips of the President of the Republic on the ground this week to […]

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Emmanuel Macron during his television interview

Pension Reform: Emmanuel Macron Regrets Nothing

RECAP: The President of the Republic spoke to the French on the news of TF1 and France 2 on the pension reform The President of the Republic wanted to dot the “i” and “clarify” things. The pension reform “will continue on its democratic path”, insisted Emmanuel Macron, interviewed on Wednesday on the news of TF1 and France 2 live. Having […]

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Gendarmes have cleared protestors against pension reform at Donges

Pension Reform: The Gendarmes Evacuate the Oil Port of Donges for a Delivery of Diesel

PROTEST: The oil terminal in Donges had been occupied for a week by unions opposed to the pension reform They put an end to the blockage that had lasted for a week. During the night of Monday to Tuesday, the police intervened in Donges (Loire-Atlantique) to unblock the oil terminal which was paralyzed by demonstrators opposed […]

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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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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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