They had met in front of the Matabiau station in Toulouse, determined to denounce the adoption of the pension reform project by the National Assembly, after the recourse to 49.3 and the rejection of the two motions of censure.
Nearly 300 demonstrators, railway workers, opponents of the reform, but also elected officials, invaded the main station of the Pink City this Wednesday, in the middle of the day, shortly before the speech of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. They blocked the tracks for just over an hour, leading to a disruption of rail traffic. "We will not give in," said the CGT railway workers upstream, at the origin of the call for an interprofessional rally after 14 days of strike.
Occupation in progress at Matabiau station #Toulouse. #ReformeRetraites #CensurePopulaire pic.twitter.com/Hqs7TjOki7
— Sylvie Espagnolle (@s_espagnolleFI) March 22, 2023
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Shortly after 13 p.m., they calmly left the tracks, allowing traffic to gradually resume.
- Toulouse
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- CGT
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