1st May: decline in mobilization Province

Thousands of people began to protest Saturday in France on the occasion of May 1st this year placed under the sign of the defense of employment, purchasing power and especially pensions.

Trade unions, left parties and student organizations have called for the streets, in the words of the secretary general of the CGT Bernard Thibault, "create a balance of power in discussion" with the government. The pension reform is expected before the end of the year and a new appointment office at the Elysee Palace will be held prior May 10

According to the CGT, more than 280 parades are planned throughout France. The Paris demonstration must rush early in the afternoon instead of the Republic.

For its part, Workers Power revives the tradition by going it alone.The secretary general of the union, Jean-Claude Mailly, said Saturday morning on Europe-1 radio that "the repeated demonstrations will not shake the government" on the proposed pension reform.

"Putting pressure on politicians'

In Toulouse, about 5,000 people, police, 6,000 according to organizers, marched in the rain Saturday morning, behind a banner of the Inter-CGT, CFDT, FSU, UNSA and Solidarity proclaiming: "All public-private sector jobs, wages, pensions and retirement. A procession much shorter than last year, when there were between 15,000 and 30,000 participants according to sources.

The mobilization was also low in Lyon, under a rainy sky, where vendors thrush in haste mingled with the demonstrators Guaranteed online payday loans.

In Lille, where the procession is gone by late morning, between 2000-3000 people marched. "I come to defend pensions, it worries me a lot for young people, I am already retired but what will happen to young people?" Said Benoit Evrard, a retired banker of 62 years. "I am the parades since 1968. It is important to do this kind of demonstration. " This puts pressure on politicians.

About 3,000 people marched behind a banner in Strasbourg Inter CGT, CFDT, UNSA, FSU. There was little slogans – replaced by sonos – and banners in a parade where the theme of pensions was not particularly present.

In Nice, 2,300 people marched, according to police and organizers. On the hood of a car was installed a model wearing a mask representing President Nicolas Sarkozy, with counterfeit notes in the pockets flying in the wind."Hits enough that society that does that unemployment and precariousness, fattens the shareholders and spreads poverty, have launched the demonstrators.

In Nantes, the Inter counted 5,000 demonstrators in the city center, against 3700 for the police. "It's worse than last year, but it remains a good May 1, Marie-Claude analyzed Robin, departmental secretary of the CGT in Loire-Atlantique.

"The issue of pensions is not yet in every head. Yet now he must take action: the case will go to Cabinet before the summer. In July-August, it will be too late, "she warned.

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