FRENCH BIG STRIKE STILL MAINTAINED SINCE 6 DAYS AND 339 000 PROTESTERS TODAY

USPA NEWS - The big strike in France has hardened and settled since 6 days, which started on December 5th, with a new event today in France, namely in Paris, 180 000, with a total of 339 000 people in France (Which have protested against the reform of pensions in France 885 000 according to the figures of the Ministry of the Interior and according to the organizers of unions, Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lyon, Marseille ...) Among the unions were FO, CGT, SUD Rail, Solidaires, FNSU, as well as unions of medical students, lawyers, and teachers of national education. Even the police union joined the strike, this morning and demonstration and having dealer in a statement of their union "We have demonstrated our ability to save the country, we will demonstrate our ability to defend our status." The strike, which has been going on since December 5th, has caused blockages in transport with 400 to 600km of traffic jams, as well as surreal scenes of public transport users, riding on top of each other, in the RER wagons. , and / or metro, knowing that 10 of the 14 lines of metros are closed, since 6 days.

Among the unions were FO, CGT, SUD Rail, Solidaires, FNSU, as well as unions of medical students, lawyers, and teachers of national education. Even the police union joined the strike, this morning and demonstration and having dealer in a statement of their union "We have demonstrated our ability to save the country, we will demonstrate our ability to defend our status." The Big Strike, which has been going on since December 5th, has caused blockages in transport with 400 to 600km of traffic jams, as well as surreal scenes of public transport users, riding on top of each other, in the RER wagons. , and / or metro, knowing that 10 of the 14 lines of metros are closed, since 6 days. The trains are also mainly affected by the strike, with 1 TGV out of 3 today (And 1 TGV on 5 tomorrow), and for TER (3 out of 10), and regional trains, 77.3% train drivers are on strike, according to Intercites. On the side of refineries, Elisabeth Borne, the Minister of Ecology issued a statement to reassure about the storage of oil, fuel, because 7 of the eight French refineries are blocked since December 5, and there is a risk of shortage of fuel in France. Reserve stocks are provided in case of war or major natural disaster, and can not be engaged in case of unlimited strike------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------BIG STRIKE ALWAYS MAINTAINED AND CALL FOR 2 NEW PROTESTS ON 12 AND 17 DECEMBER Trade unionists are calling for protests again on December 12 and 17, saying they are determined to continue the strike even during Christmas. Catherine Perret of CGT announces that "Local actions will take place already December 2, and hanging on the weekend, and then the 17 will require a larger day of mobilization than before, with a large gathering in Paris" PM EDOUARD PHILIPPE UNVEIL TOMORROW BY MIDDAY OF THE PENSION REFORM PLAN TO STOP THE SOCIAL CONFLICT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will announce tomorrow, in the middle of the day, the new "Pension Reform Plan" after consulting, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, Jean Paul Delevoye, High Commissioner retired, as well as experts, MPs and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will announce tomorrow, in the middle of the day, the new "Pension Reform Plan" after consulting, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, Jean Paul Delevoye, High Commissioner retired, as well as experts, parliamentarians and will present the entire government project tomorrow Wednesday after the Council of Ministers, at CESE (Economic and Social Council). Edouard Philippe will also speak on TF1 at 20h on the largest French national TV channel, during the TV News, prime time. Tonight, the ministers concerned by this reform, Agnes Buzyn, Health, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will announce tomorrow, mid-day, the new "Pension Reform Plan" after consulting, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, Jean Paul Delevoye, retired High Commissioner, as well as experts, parliamentarians and Gerald Darmanin of Budget, Jean Baptist Djebbari of Transport, around the Prime Minister as well as the President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand and President of the MODEM, Francois Bayrou comes to the Elysee at the President of the Republic to discuss a way out of this conflict between the unions and the government, which has turned into a fight. Indeed, the retirement reform provided for the transformation of the old model of retirement pensions into a single model, merging the 42 social schemes, as well as age at retirement and especially the novelty of indexing pensions on a system index points on the country's GDP (14% of GDP) and which would fluctuate depending on the wealth of the country. It is essentially these elements that displease the refusal of the unions. They rule that pensions receive less pension and find the outcome of this unique system, even more uneven than announced. It is true that the reading of the Delevoye report on the reform of the retirement is perceived "unappreciated" as well after the journalists, as the specialists of the field and including the syndicalists (After 23 consultations with the Prime Minister and Jean Paul Delevoye). All of this adds to the total confusion that surrounds the question of raising the ambiguity of the project of Europe and then explains the anger of the citizens.With France Info