“We are in the longest social conflict in the history of the country since 1968”, said the leader of La France insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon Thursday, April 6 during the eleventh day of mobilization of the country against the pension reform. Taking as the start date of the movement the demonstration of January 19, 2023, the fight against the pension reform would last for 77 days.
Since May 68, when 17 days of mobilization had been organized, several social movements having given rise to a national and interprofessional mobilization have nevertheless been marked by their longevity.
►In 2019, the previous mobilization against the pension reform lasted 77 days
Started at the end of 2019, the challenge against the previous attempt to reform pensions ended after 77 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which at the time had suspended parliamentary debate and the protest. In total, 10 days of mobilization were organised.
► The “yellow vests”, 224 days of mobilization
The movement of “yellow vests” has broken records for longevity. Started on November 17, 2018, the Saturday mobilizations lasted until June 29, 2019 but the actions continued to spread until 2020. In total, the protest lasted 224 days during which 33 days of mobilization were organized .
►Sixteen national days of mobilization against the labor law in 2016
Against the promulgation of the El Khomri labor law, from March to September 2016, 16 days of action were organized by opponents of the project. The mobilization had taken the form of strikes, site blockades and demonstrations. The adoption of the law will be done in force in the National Assembly, thanks to the triggering of 49.3.
The anti-labor law movement would reappear a year later, in September and October 2017, to protest against the labor reform by ordinance initiated by President Emmanuel Macron.
► Nine months of marches against the pension reform in 2010
The mobilization against the pension reform in 2010, under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, had lasted a very long time despite long periods of breaks between the various national days. In total, out of 245 days of protest between March and November, 14 days of strikes were organised, each time bringing together more than 2 million people according to the organizers and around a million according to the police. The law had finally been promulgated, raising the legal age from 60 to 62, the most contested measure.