“The 49.3 was a form of arm of honor”

After a demonstration for the withdrawal of the pension reform, Thursday evening in Dijon, under high tension, with degradations, two other meetings had been announced by the union Solidaires 21 for this Saturday at 3 p.m. and Monday at 6 p.m. hours. If Thursday’s demonstration had gathered between 500 and 1,000 people according to the CGT (700 according to the prefecture), that of Saturday afternoon, undeclared, would have attracted 2,500 people according to the unions (600 for the police).

“The 49.3 was a form of arm of honor”

As often, it all started calmly, Place de la République, at 3 p.m. For Éric, 54, and Lionel, 59, from the Jura, the purpose of the action was to continue to signify their “total rejection of the pension reform”. “The use of 49.3 caused a lot of anger. It is very important to continue to mark the occasion by demonstrating. Like many others, they hoped that, on Monday, the cross-partisan motion of censure in the Assembly…