Local agriculteurs and unions are planning to meet up this morning at Albasud commercial centre in Montauban with the aim of blocking access to the A62. The same groups caused chaos back in January when they blocked the northern entry to the city at Aussonne. Grievances seem to centre around EU and government ecology and anti-pollution policies as well as loss of subsidies for certain areas.
A group of trades union demonstrators will assemble at the Departmental Council offices to demand further concessions from government and local authorities on minimum wages, indexation of salaries plus other more macro-economic changes.
So beware of going to Montauban today (unless, of course, you wish to join in the various disturbances).
