Total Shutdown in France on September 10
Featured image: Poster by the Ligue de la Jeunesse Révolutionnaire (LJR) calling to join them in the mobilizations on September 10. Source: LJR’s X account.
A nationwide mobilization has been called for in France on September 10. The movement is known as “Block everything” (Bloquons tout). Thousands of publications have been shared in French social media. The French and European newspapers are already trying to criminalize the protest and label the organizers as linked to “far-right”, “pro-Kremlin”, bots generated by AI, “conspiratory circles”, etc. Even with this giant heap of trash, the last polls clearly express the massive support by the working class in France towards this movement, since “63% say they support the movement, while 26% are opposed and 11% are indifferent.”
The reality is that this protest has been triggered by a widespread unrest and class hatred against the budget plans by the French imperialist bourgeoisie, announced by the Prime Minister François Bayrou. This plan includes more than €40 billion in harsh cuts, which are expected to affect mostly the workers and the public services. This will be a new wave of measures against the workers’ and people’s rights. François Bayrou will hold a confidence vote tomorrow on his budget-cutting agenda and bourgeois media has spread the idea that these mobilizations no longer make sense, since the current Prime Minister could be dismissed tomorrow.
The protesters have taken a clear stance towards this vote: the mobilization will take place anyways. La Cause du Peuple (LCDP) reports that the fall of Bayrou marks the first victory of the movement of the 10th of September. LCDP reports that “This is the first time that a call for popular mobilization has changed the situation before it begins in the streets.” Even tough bourgeois media is making comparisons between this movement and the Yellow Vests, LCDP highlights that “This movement is certainly different from the Yellow Vests, it is much more organized, because the Masses have learned a lot in recent years in the class struggle. It is of a profoundly democratic and social essence, the question of the political strike is at the center of the debate (…).”
The struggle might last longer, since there are more mobilizations expected after September 10. An inter-union strike has also been announced on September 18, which is expected to strongly affect the transport infrastructure throughout France.
The Ligue de la Jeunesse Révolutionnaire (LJR) is among the collectives which are mobilizing for this day of protests. The LJR is sharing materials, such as posters, statements, etc.:
Whoever governs, whether it is Bayrou or a newly appointed Prime Minister, the French proletariat will be on the streets. That has been proved several times during these past years, for instance the rebellion that took place after the murder of Nahel Merzouk and during the struggle against the recent pension reform, as we reported:
