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As the national strike takes hold in France tomorrow (7 September), nine separate demonstrations are planned in Poitou Charentes.

 

Protestors will gather at the following places and times:

10h in Poitiers (Place des Couronneries), and Chatellerault (Mairie)

10h, 16h and 17h in Angouleme (in front of railway station)

10h30 in La Rochelle, Saintes and Rochefort

11h in Thouars (place Flandre-Dunkerke)

11h30 in Niort (place de la Brèche)

17h30 in Bressuire (place Saint Jacques)

 

Teachers in high schools and colleges were on strike today, at the start of what promises to be a week of disruption across the country.  The key demonstrations will come tomorrow, with unions mobilising their members against proposed pension reforms.  The government wants to raise the pension age from 60 to 62 by 2018, in a move to try and tackle the country’s spiralling deficit.

 

Unions are pressing ahead with industrial action on a national level, despite the fact that polls suggest that around 53% of the French public are in favour of the reforms, or at least find them ‘acceptable.’ 

 

Air and rail services are expected to be disrupted by the strikes, and passengers should check with their airline before travelling.  For rail travel in Poitou Charentes, check the TER website for up to date information, and Inforail for mainline (TGV) services.

 

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