the unions denounce the “contempt” and the “radicalization” of Emmanuel Macron

2023-04-17 08:17:37

If Emmanuel Macron was seeking appeasement with the unions, his decisions have led to the opposite result, at this stage. By promulgating the pension reform shortly following it was essentially validated on Friday, April 14, by the Constitutional Council, the President of the Republic once once more irritated the leaders of each organization of employees. The choice of the Head of State was nevertheless predictable, but it was implemented within extremely short deadlines, so much so that this speed was felt as a new act of brutality once morest the workers’ representatives.

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In a joint declaration, the trade union leaders had asked for the non-promulgation of the law pushing back to 64 the age of opening of the rights to a pension: it is the “the only way to calm the anger that is expressed in the country”, they had written, addressing the tenant of the Elysée. They had a painful awakening, Saturday morning, discovering that the text had been published, during the past night, at the Official newspaper. “Emmanuel Macron’s message (…)it is, until the end, contempt for the world of work and disconnection with reality »castigated Laurent Berger, the number one of the CFDT, in a daily interview The Parisian Sunday.

His counterparts reacted in the same tone. “Emmanuel Macron closes all the exit doors from the conflict in a very worrying form of radicalization”, was indignant Sophie Binet, the general secretary of the CGT, in an interview granted to the newspapers of the EBRA group, Sunday. The arbitration of the President of the Republic “is not a surprise, but wanting to go quickly (…) looks like provocation”lamented Frédéric Souillot, the leader of FO, on Saturday, on France 2. In terms of ” symbol “the attitude of the Head of State is shocking, according to Cyril Chabanier: “It means total deafness, with the risk that the feeling of revolt will increase”entrust to Monde the chairman of the CFTC.

Maintain the breath of protest

Consequently, the employee organizations have no intention “to let go”, as explained by Simon Duteil, co-delegate general of Solidaires. They invite the population to make 1^is– One more ” tsunami “ once morest pension reform. By this date, other actions are scheduled, in particular at the SNCF, where the four representative unions (CFDT, CGT, Sud-Rail, UNSA) are calling for work stoppages on April 20. “We know that going on strike is complicated, but our determination remains intact, the energy is there”, says Mr. Duteil, recalling that the polls continue to show the deep rejection of retirement at 64 in public opinion. Tuesday, the CGT brings together, by videoconference, the various components of its national confederal committee – the “parliament” of the central – in order to prepare for the 1^is-May: the objective is to maintain the breath of protest by multiplying the initiatives once morest the reform during the second half of April.

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