Emmanuel Macron is visiting Marseille from Monday June 26 to Wednesday June 28. The unions and the political opposition intend to be heard, in particular on the question of pensions.
A “casserolade” and a protest rally, now Emmanuel Macron no longer moves without his opponents demonstrating. His visit to Marseille to unveil Act II of the “Marseille en grand” plan is no exception.
On Monday, June 26, at 5 p.m., the CGT, FSU, Solidaires, FO and CFE-CGC unions are calling for a rally in front of the regional prefecture. “It is a symbolic call on the day of the arrival of the President of the Republic”, specifies Jessica Jadé, of the UD CGT of Bouches-du-Rhône.
The demonstrators do not go to a place visited by Emmanuel Macron, but wish “to allow people in the department to protest against government policy, to recall that the question of pension reform is not over and that the new reforms, concerning social security or unemployment, will still penalize us.”
In a press release, the intersyndicale opposes the “Marseille en grand” plan, considered as a “project of generalized destruction of our public services, of our living conditions.” For activists, “It is the promise of an ever more unequal society, the impossibility of housing, of treatment, of moving around.
“Marseille in a big way is the desire to kick the workers, the popular classes out of downtown Marseille, to make it a giant garden party for the bourgeoisie.”
“Marseille in a big way is the desire to kick the workers, the popular classes out of downtown Marseille, to make it a giant garden party for the bourgeoisie.”
Press release CGT, FSU, Solidaires, FO and CFE-CGC
At the time of this gathering, Emmanuel Macron should be at the Busserine gymnasium, in the 14e borough, where a casserole concert could also be waiting for him. Association activists from the 13e and 14e boroughs met at 4.30 p.m. at the Edouard Manet college, to welcome the president with their demands.
“It is the maintenance of a balance of power on the pension reform, emphasizes Sébastien Fournier, SNUIPP-FSU union official, for the 13th and 14th sectorse boroughs. “We have to show that we are not letting go. We also want to raise the question of wages in a context of inflation, and that of the abandonment of working-class neighborhoods.”
For the time being, Emmanuel Macron’s program in Marseille has not yet been officially detailed. Activists could adapt to last minute changes.