union is strength. This is the message sent Friday morning in Lyon by employees of companies in difficulties in the region. Employee SITL (ex-Fagor-Brandt), Renault Trucks, Canon or Nexans marched hand in hand through the city center.

procession, consisting of 370 people according to police, went to 10:20 from Place Bellecour and slowly joined the prefecture of the Rhone through Cordeliers and the Lafayette Bridge. “All together, all together, against layoffs,” chanted the demonstrators.

Horticulturists also protested

“Together we will be stronger to save all our jobs and maintain a vital industry to the daily needs of the population, launched the South Inter-CGT-FO, CFE-CGC behind the initiative. Do Let’s not destroy our know-how in the name of the pursuit of profit. Ras-le-bol of the dictates of finance! Government must take responsibility. ” A delegation of representatives of the participating companies must be received in the prefecture.

note that fifty students also took part in the procession. Mainly from the Université Lumière Lyon II, they ask such “total and immediate repeal of the laws and Fioraso LRU” and “dropping the charges against six students arrested by police” last week. Finally, a little earlier in the morning, about fifty horticulturists and nurserymen demonstrated outside the prefecture against the VAT hike.