Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the rebellious participated this Saturday in Paris in the “march for our pensions”, led by youth organizations. At the end of the demonstration, he called for a “broadening of the front of the struggle” on his blog. To do this, he suggests that the unions set a next day of mobilization for a weekend.
If the Parisian march against this Saturday’s pension reform project was launched on the initiative of youth organizations, the rebellious, supporters of the mobilization, figured prominently there. Jean-Luc Mélenchon notably spoke in front of the procession, “cursing” Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of wanting to “turn everything into merchandise”. At the end of the mobilization of the day, the former presidential candidate immediately projected himself towards the “second phase” of the social movement, as shown in this note published on his blog.
With advice for the attention of the unions: propose a day of mobilization on a weekend in order to allow the “joint action” of the various opponents of the policy of the executive.
Mélenchon’s appeal to “young people, the middle classes and traders”
“Then will come the second phase”, wrote Jean-Luc Mélenchon: “It will be the one where the unions will decide on joint action with the other sectors of society by calling for a date of gathering and action on a Saturday or Sunday. “.
Because after a very well-attended Thursday strike, after a march of young people this Saturday, it is now for the founder of rebellious France to succeed in “widening the front of struggle”. “The idea is that this battle does not only concern employees in employment. It concerns first and foremost the unemployed and young people in training. The enlargement strategy is intended for them in the first place”, he said. Explain.
Consequently, “colleges and high schools must get moving,” he continued. Jean-Luc Mélenchon then encouraged other sectors of society to join the rallies, addressing the “middle classes, executives and small bosses and traders”.
January 31 as a milestone
Before this hypothetical meeting, Jean-Luc Mélenchon recalled that the inter-union – whose unity he praised – already had his eyes fixed on a very specific date: Tuesday, January 31.
“The interest of a battle like this is that it contains a good dose of going beyond and broadening the watchwords. The dynamics of the preparation for January 31 must help us do this”. “In one word: enlargement”, he concluded.
