LIVE. May 1st: More than 250 actions planned in France, the left and the unions in disarray

The CFDT (French Workers' Union) opposes the proposed law allowing businesses to open on May 1st. "I'm not in favor of it, and neither is my organization," CFDT General Secretary Marylise Léon declared on TF1 this Thursday morning. May 1st is "the holiday of workers and laborers" and "should be a moment of pause in the year, one of the rare days when this should be the case for everyone," she argued.

"What annoys me about this bill is that no one has gone to see the workers," Marylise Léon lamented.

"When we meet with them," employees "tell us that they would like us to talk about many other things" in the bakery and floristry sectors, such as "working conditions," "pay levels," and exposure "to toxic products," she assured.

Marylise Léon calls for the law to be left "as it is." "And above all, politicians should have the reflex to not only go to employers and take a little interest in working conditions; it would do them good," she added.

The May 1st rallies will be broadcast live on BFMTV from 12 p.m.

Paris Police Prefect Laurent Nuñez is the guest of "Face-à-Face" presented by Neila Latrous at 8:30 a.m. on BFMTV-RMC.

The rebellious leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon is expected in Paris on May 1st where he will give a speech at the start of the procession.

PCF leader Fabien Roussel will be in Valenciennes to support employees of Outinord, a company specializing in metal structures where 120 jobs are threatened by a job protection plan.

In Paris, the May Day demonstration is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. from Place d'Italie to Place de la Nation.

Other demonstrations will set off in the morning, such as those in Marseille and Lille at 10:30 a.m. This will also be the case from 10 a.m. in Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Dunkirk, where left-wing leaders such as Marine Tondelier (Ecologists), François Ruffin (ex-LFI), and Olivier Faure (PS) are expected to protest against steelmaker ArcelorMittal's plan to cut around 600 jobs.

Hello everyone, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the various mobilizations being organized for Labor Day.

Authorities expect 100,000 to 150,000 people to take part in the protests in several French cities. These participants are expected to gather for 250 different actions in total. In Paris alone, 15,000 to 30,000 people are expected.

"The risks exist but are measured," according to a police source, who added that the police will still be vigilant, as May 1st always represents an opportunity for the "protest movement" to express itself by creating unrest.