“We will continue to maintain the pressure,” warned a trade unionist on the evening of Tuesday, November 26, after dumping 20 tons of hazelnut shells in front of the headquarters of Guillaume Lepers, deputy of the 3e constituency of Lot-et-Garonne, in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Of which act. This Thursday, November 28, the Young Farmers and the FDSEA 47 decided to add their own personal touch to the Christmas atmosphere.
To decorate the tree, written demands.
AND. v.
The farmers in fact took over the Camélat roundabout, in Colayrac-Saint-Cirq, at 5 p.m. They planted a fir tree there, with their demands hanging from the branches. Instead of garlands and baubles, signs “Less standards”, “Mirror clauses”, “Customs duties” and other “Risk management”. “The State thinks we still believe in Santa Claus,” jokes Aurélien Tuffery, co-president of the JA. “We tried lots of things. This did not come to fruition. We've been asking the same things for ten months. Let us go in circles…”
Next to the tree, JA and FDSEA built the “Mailbox of Fathers Barnier”, namely Michel, the Prime Minister, and Daniel, the prefect. A box into which farmers can slip letters, in which they detail their grievances.
Hand delivered to the prefect
“We will then hand them over to the prefect. » This symbolic and peaceful action comes at the dawn of a possible overthrow of the government. “It would be catastrophic…”, asks Aurélien Tuffery. “If that’s the case, we’ll lose another six months. Unfortunately, if nothing changes, some colleagues will not be able to leave. »
Another black point according to the unionists this Thursday evening: “If the finance bill is not passed, we will lose the little achievements that we have, like the perpetuation of the Tode system [Travailleurs occasionnels et demandeurs d’emploi, NDLR]. »
In this context, no truce from the confectioners for the Lot-et-Garonnais farmers, who intend to remain mobilized in the coming weeks.
