By Lucie Fraisse
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updated on June 6, 23 at 11:59
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New (and final?) day of mobilization against the pension reform in Toulouse, this Tuesday, June 6, 2023. At the call of the inter-union, a demonstration must leave at 10 a.m., from the Saint-Cyprien district. The parade will then leave towards the bridge of the Catalansbefore joining Jean-Jaurès by the boulevards.
11:45 a.m. Tensions at the level of Compans-Caffarelli
Tear gas jets at the level of Compans Caffarelli. The procession was still able to continue to the roundabout located at Place Arnaud-Bernard.
11:22 a.m. Street furniture targeted by thugs
It has become a classic of the demonstrations: street furniture is targeted by thugs, as our journalist present on the spot saw:
11:11 a.m. Already retired, but supportive
In the event, retirees are also present. Although not concerned by the novelties of the pension reform, they want to show their solidarity, like Gilbert any young retiree.
10:52. First tensions between demonstrators and police
The first tensions between demonstrators and the police appear at the head of the procession according to Marie Lamarque, our journalist present on the spot. The police also ask people too far in front of the procession to join the main body of the troops in order to avoid dispersal.
10:50 a.m. Law enforcement under observation
While the prefect of Haute-Garonne authorized the overflight of the demonstration by drones equipped with cameras, in order to “identify and quickly prevent the disorders” which could intervene on the sidelines of the demonstration, volunteers from the observatory of police practices monitor the practices of law enforcement.
The explanations of one of these volunteers in the tweet below:
10:42 a.m. The procession on the boulevards
After crossing the Pont des Catalans, the procession begins to unfold on the boulevards.
10:34 a.m. “There is money”
“There’s money in the employers’ coffers! “. This is one of the slogans of the demonstrators in the procession which has just left Saint-Cyprien.
10:09 a.m. The procession starts from Saint-Cyprien
The inter-union calls for a new demonstration this Tuesday, June 6, 2023, for a procession which leaves at 10 a.m. from Saint-Cyprien.
Disruptions on the Tisséo network
Due to filtering of the three deposits of bus Tisseo (Atlanta, Langlade, Colomiers), Tuesday June 6, 2023, disruptions are underway and are causing slight delays throughout the bus network. It should be noted that this blocking is also linked to the mobilization of Tisséo employees to defend their wages.
Lines A and B of the metro, the T1 tram line and the Téléo line are operating normally.
Disturbances also on the side of the SNCF
From 9 a.m., the demonstration in the city center will have an impact on bus traffic in the city center, Tisséo predicts. There Airport shuttle as well as lines L1, L8, L9, 13, 14, 15, 23, 29, 39, 45, 63, 66 and 70 are diverted.
This mobilization day also has an impact on train traffic. The SNCF indeed announces disturbances To find out more, consult the following link.
The demonstration monitored by drone
This is a first in Toulouse: the prefecture has authorized the use of drones during a demonstration. On the occasion of the new movement organized this Tuesday, June 6, 2023 in Toulouse, drones, equipped with cameras, will fly above the heads of the demonstrators.
20% of flights canceled at the airport
20% of flights arriving and departing from Toulouse-Blagnac airport are canceled this Tuesday, June 6, 2023, after a request from the DGAC. To consult the list of canceled flights, click on the following link.
Mobilizations in Muret and Saint-Gaudens
Two other events will take place in Haute-Garonne. At 3 p.m., the meeting is given in Muret, in front of the prefecture, and in Saint-Gaudens, it will also be 3 p.m., place Jean-Jaurès.
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