Saturday, December 28, 2019

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 59:  THE PENSION STRIKE STRUGGLE JEROME RODRIGUES INJURED OVER 45-THOUSAND ESTIMATED PROTESTERS



"It's a strong movement and still supported by public opinion"


Philippe Martinez, CGT Trade Union Leader Friday December 27, 2019



The strike launched December 5th spearheaded by France's railway workers is continuing in an effort to stop President Emmanuel Macron's  "pension reform".

Talks will resume on January 7th between the government and unions.

Its in the context of this action against President Macron's crony capitalist corporatist policies that Yellow Vests march during the holiday period.

Various strike actions are planned across France today as the strike movement looks forward to January 9th  as a major day of mobilization.

As the protest took place in Paris today Yellow Vests media figure Jerome Rodrigues, injured by a police flash bang round in a previous demonstration losing one of his eyes, again injured today.


It is said he was hit by a shield or baton.


Here is the video.....The police injuring Rodrigues at around 55 seconds into this 1 minute, 12 second video.....JEROME RODRIGUES ATTACKED INJURED BY POLICE IN PARIS 12/28/2019


Rodrigues held a cold pack to his eye after the injury and spoke to media.....JEROME RODRIGUES SPEAKS TO MEDIA AFTER BEING INJURED BY POLICE




This video shows the protest in Paris from start to finish with the attack on Jerome Rodrigues at the beginning......



TOTAL VIDEO 4 HOURS, 36 MINUTES OF WEEK 59 YELLOW VESTS PARIS 12/28/2019



In Montpellier today a sizeable crowd came out to protest as seen in this video clip......


MONTPELLIER YELLOW VESTS WEEK 59 12/28/2019



Getting back to President Emmanuel Macron a bit of controversy as he wished the best to people at Christmas without saying "Merry Christmas".     This was duly noted by opposition politicians of the National Rally among others.


This Christmas video was posted featuring Yellow Vests along with Mr. Macron and his wife Brigitte.



CHRISTMAS VIDEO YELLOW VESTS MACRON



The official government estimate of protesters in Paris today was 4,500.   800 of them reported wearing Yellow Vests.


Protests in other locations across France including 1100 in Bayonne according to the government and 2200 according to union organizers.


500 said to be in Saint-Etienne, 200 in Toulouse, 150 in Rennes.


Lower numbers but the kind one would expect on a holiday weekend?



Here's an eight minute video of the Toulouse Yellow Vests rally and march today and you can look and decide for yourself if 200 was the actual number there today.......




An overview of today's protest was offered in this five hour and 40 minute multiplex video stream......



YELLOW VESTS WEEK 59 MULTIPLEX MULTIPLE LOCATION VIDEO 12/28/2019


THE YELLOW NUMBER FACEBOOK ESTIMATE OF PROTESTERS THIS WEEK RELEASED SUNDAY DECEMBER 29TH  45,049 MINIMUM.



For now  that's the story of the Yellow Vests as of Week 59.



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