In a statement titled “100 days of wrath! 100 days to winthe CGT FNME (Fédération National des Mines et de l’Energie) said it would target a number of big events scheduled for France in the coming weeks.
“In May, do what you want! The Cannes Film Festival, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Roland Garros tennis tournament, the Avignon Film Festival, they could all be plunged into darkness,” the union said. “We are not going to give up.”
The statement comes amid an ongoing standoff between the president’s government Emmanuel Macron and the French unions for the controversial pension reform.
Under the reform, the official retirement age in France will increase by two years to 64 by 2030, while the period during which workers must make social security contributions will increase from 42 to 43 years to receive a full state pension for 2027. .
Macron and his government headed by the Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne they pushed through the reform bill without a parliamentary vote, which was later approved by the country’s constitutional court on April 14.
Unions in the country refuse to accept the decision as final and have vowed to continue protesting until the reforms are repealed.
In a televised speech on April 17, Macron said he would give himself 100 days, the period from then until the country’s July 14 Bastille Day celebrations, to heal the country after the tension of the past three months. . Unions have responded to his speech with the “100 Days of Rage” campaign.
The CGT-FMNE energy union said its members will take part in national days of street protests and strikes scheduled for April 28 and May 1.
He added that he was planning a day of “Rage in the Energy Sector” for May 3. In addition, the union said it would try to cut off power at places and events involving President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
Speaking to the French news channel bfmtv on Monday, the federal secretary of CGT-FMNE, fabrice coudourconfirmed plans to disrupt public events.
“We are showing that we are not turning the page. We are still angry and we want to express it where possible, particularly at public events,” she said.
“Our goal is not to stop them from going ahead, but rather to be heard locally and by elected politicians. We do not doubt that even at the Cannes Film Festival or elsewhere there are personalities who share our point of view.”, he added.
Last month, more than 300 leading figures from the world of French film and television signed a petition denouncing the reforms.
The Cannes Film Festival takes place from May 16 to 27.
Source: Ambito
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