Civil servants are mobilizing on Thursday, December 5, for a day of strike at the call of their unions. They are demanding more human and financial resources for the public service. This mobilization comes after the government of Michel Barnier was overthrown the day before. Dozens of rallies are planned in France at the call of a broad inter-union movement, particularly in Paris, near the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Follow our live stream.
• A message addressed to the future government. At the franceinfo microphone, the general secretary of the FSU, Benoît Teste, calls on the future executive to “treat public service agents properly”. He explains that the censorship of Michel Barnier's government does not really change the situation because the inter-union does not know whether certain measures of the “bad budget” are going to be “taken over by the new government”.
• Significant disruptions in schools. The majority union FSU-SNUipp reported, on Tuesday, nearly “65% of strikers announced” among primary school teachers. “In all departments, thousands of schools will be closed”he warned. In Paris, the rate could reach “75% strikers”with “more than 230 schools closed out of 650”according to this same organization.
Flight cancellations in Paris, Marseille and Toulouse. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked airlines to reduce their flight schedules for Thursday. She called for a reduction of 10% at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport between 6 a.m. and noon, of 25% at Paris-Orly, of 50% in Marseille from 6 p.m. and of 20% on the Toulouse airport for the day.
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