The meeting was set for 10:30 a.m. this Tuesday 1is October 2024, in front of the Orientis, cours de Chazelles in Lorient (Morbihan). The CGT Morbihan, the Peasant Confederation, Force Ouvrière, FSU and Solidaires called for demonstrations as part of the national appeal. “We are here to defend living wages, public services, the repeal of the pension law, launch representatives of the CGT. We have victories to win at a time when the President of the Republic and the alliance up to the extreme right seek to impose, against the general will, the maintenance of the liberal and authoritarian course. »
Several hundred people took part in the demonstration. Like Marie and Elisa, in their thirties. “We have the feeling that things are not changing, that it is getting worse and worse. Manifesting allows us to let off steam, to be together. » They express their discouragement: “We have the feeling of not having the means to act, we are not listened to, even when voting. We want an increase in wages, means to work. »
General policy speech
The demonstration is being held this Tuesday, the day of the general policy speech by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. It is also the start of discussions on the State budget and Social Security in the National Assembly.
