“Thugs and violent groups” at the front of the procession
The prefecture warns of the presence of a group of violent individuals at the front of the procession in Lyon. He is notably the author of several damages to boulevard des Belges in the 6th arrondissement.
The police intervened, in particular with tear gas, observed BFM Lyon. It is in this context that the procession continues its progress.
Damage along the passage of the procession in the 6th
Much material damage has already been observed as the procession passes by against the retirement demonstration in Lyon. Street furniture was targeted in the 6th arrondissement.
Windows and glass doors were smashed, as was a large bus shelter whose glass walls were completely destroyed. Terracotta flower pots were smashed and also laid on the ground.
The demonstration continues to advance in the streets of Lyon.
The Lyon procession set off from Place Maréchal-Lyautey
The twelfth demonstration against the pension reform started at 2 p.m. in Lyon from Place Maréchal-Lyautey.
The demonstrators will join Place Charles Hernu in Villeurbanne.
Tractors on their way to join the demonstration
The peasant confederation of the Rhône wishes to take part in the demonstration this afternoon by tractor.
“Tomorrow, we go down to Lyon and we join the tractor procession,” she announced last night. A desire that she has just reaffirmed this morning.
“We leave by tractor and snail operation to reach the Salvagny tower, then Lyon where we will be in the tractor procession”, is it written on the Facebook page.
Blockage completed at the Feyzin refinery
The blockage was short-lived this morning at the Feyzin refinery. The expeditions can resume their course after the intervention of the police to dislodge the demonstrators.
Opponents of the pension reform also temporarily blocked an entrance to the A89 motorway in Tarare.
“It’s unity that makes strength”: the striking employees of Feyzin accompanied by railway workers and young people
Burning barricades were positioned by protesters outside the Feyzin refinery shipping site near Lyon this morning.
The strikers, 80% of employees according to them, are accompanied by railway workers and high school students, in a musical atmosphere with an orchestra. Law enforcement is also on site.
“We came to support our comrades on strike in Feyzin. They are 80% strikers today. We are here to support them and help them to ensure an economic blockade”, explains Stéphanie, railway worker at Lyon Part- God.
“Unity is strength,” she says.
Blockage in progress at the Feyzin refinery
A blockage is underway in front of the Feyzin refinery, near Lyon.
Striking employees have been blocking the dispatch site since this morning. A blockade was set up on the road.
The refinery has been regularly occupied since the beginning of the movement initiated against the pension reform.
The fear of traders located on the route of the demonstration
“We are in a bourgeois district so we know that it will stir up certain hatreds. We are between two banks which are also vectors of breakage”, explains Stephan Rojas, director of a brasserie in the 6th arrondissement, located on the route of the expression.
The boss has decided to close his doors at the end of the lunch service and tidy up his terrace before the passage of the procession, which is scheduled to leave at 1:30 p.m. from the Place du Maréchal-Lyautey.
“We will wait for the storm to pass,” he sums up.
The Lyon unions expect a lot from the decision of the Constitutional Council
If the unions are focused on the mobilization today, they expect a lot from the decision of the Constitutional Council on the pension reform.
“It is true that this is an important step […] We hope that they will show a lot of wisdom”, explains Sonia Paccaud, CFDT Lyon-Rhône manager at the microphone of BFM Lyon.
However, the continuation of the movement is already imagined like Maude Millier who anticipates the continuation of strikes in several sectors. “We are firmly convinced that it is through the strike that we will succeed in having this reform withdrawn”, affirms the deputy general secretary of the CGT in the Rhône.
The inter-union will meet Monday in the Rhône to determine the next actions against the pension reform.
A new route for the demonstration in the streets of Lyon
New route for the demonstration in Lyon which will leave at the beginning of the afternoon from the place Maréchal Lyautey (6th arrondissement) at 1:30 p.m.
The procession will then pass Quai de Serbia, Avenue de Grande-Bretagne, Boulevard des Belges, Cours Vitton for a planned arrival at the Charpennes station in Villeurbanne.
During the previous mobilization, on April 6, several businesses had been damaged, particularly on Avenue Jean Jaurès. The Nespresso store on Avenue Maréchal de Saxe had been looted by several people.
No disruption to be expected on the TCL network
Unlike previous days of mobilization against the pension reform, there is no disruption to be expected today on the TCL network.
Metro, tram and bus lines such as Junior Direct operate normally without adjustment in the frequency of passage.
On the other hand, traffic interruptions or diversions will be possible at the end of the day when the demonstrators arrive at the Charpennes station.
Hello and welcome to this live
Welcome to this direct dedicated to the new day of mobilization against the pension reform taking place in Lyon.
