Retirees took to the streets this Tuesday, October 24. At the call of the nine union organizations of retirees (UCR CGT, UCR FO, CFTC, CFE-CGC, FSU, Solidaires, FGR-F, LSR, E&S-UNRPA), demonstrations were held in several cities across the country. They are demanding an increase “immediate” in 2023 of their pensions “10%” because according to the unions, “since 2017 (and the first election of Emmanuel Macron, editor’s note)retirees have lost at least 10% of their purchasing power. They accuse the government of Élisabeth Borne of not “really take into account inflation which lasts […] despite official speeches.
At the end of September, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire nevertheless announced an increase in all pensions of 5.2% from January 1, 2024, but it “won’t count”, said Marc Bastide, general secretary of the CGT Retirees’ Union. In September, inflation remained at 4.9% over one year, according to the estimate published by INSEE. Although food prices are increasing less quickly, energy prices have started to rise again. They increased by 11.5% over one year.
Demonstrations all over France
Several demonstrations were organized in the country. More than a hundred retirees were present in Dordogne, during gatherings in Périgueux and Bergerac, reports France Bleu Périgord. Seventy demonstrators gathered at Orleans. There were around a hundred in Clermont-Ferrand according to France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne, just like Bayonne and nearly 200 in Perpignan, indicates France Bleu Roussillon.
HAS Towers, between 130 and 200 retirees demonstrated to demand an increase in pensions. The unions’ call was heard by 80 people in Châtellerault, according to France Bleu Poitou. Around a hundred retirees gathered this Tuesday morning in front of the Haute-Vienne prefecture in Limoges. Gatherings were also held in Rouen, Le Havre, Dieppe and Évreux, reports France Bleu Normandie (Seine-Maritime – Eure). In Paris, nearly 150 people gathered near the National Assembly and ministries, AFP noted.
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