The traditional parade of 1er-May did not bring together crowds in Bourg-en-Bresse. Corinne Garcia had warned on behalf of the inter-union, this meeting being declined at the same time in Valserhône, Belley, Oyonnax and Saint-Genis-Pouilly.
With at least 350 people, the contrast was striking with last year which turned into 13e demonstration and “swan song” against pension reform with no less than 3,000 demonstrators.
While waiting for the procession, under the covered market, the section of the French Communist Party also sells its sprigs of lily of the valley and takes advantage of this day to attract new activists, and raise awareness of its candidate Léon Deffontaines in the next European elections in June.
After a joint speech putting this meeting in context, the inter-union spoke out for a “just and lasting peace, in Europe and everywhere in the world”, in reference to the war between Russia and the Ukraine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Current salaries are no longer enough to live decently”
In Oyonnax, around a hundred people gathered this Wednesday 1er May in front of the Maison des associations. In upper Bugey, the CGT-FO-CFDT and FSU unions are mobilizing together, with a slogan: “Current salaries are no longer enough to live decently. »
In their joint speech, they also spoke of a “worrying local social and economic context. The daily work of local unions with employees in difficulty continues to increase.”
Unions are alarmed by the situation of employees on partial unemployment via long-term partial activity (APLD). “Many agreements will end at the end of 2024. What will happen then? How many layoffs in the Plastics Valley? »
