2023-10-16 03:00:30
An outstretched hand in a horsehair glove. After the pension battle, which pitted it once morest the unions throughout the first six months of 2023, the government is reestablishing dialogue on another issue, at the heart of the concerns of millions of French people: purchasing power.
Showing his desire to “co-construct” of the « solutions » To enable workers to earn a better living, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invited the main employee and employer organizations to a “social conference” on Monday October 16. A high mass full of ambiguities: while it sends signs of openness, the executive sees itself, at the same time, accused of authoritarianism with regard to organizations co-managed by representatives of workers and bosses.
Announced at the end of August by Emmanuel Macron, during a meeting in Saint-Denis with all the political forces, the holding of this conference was called into question, Friday October 13, following the Islamist attack in a high school in Arras. “The question of cancellation arose”we recognize, in Matignon, but it was finally decided “to maintain the event, to cover important subjects during the period”. As one of her advisors explains in substance, the head of government did not want the “social democracy” lower the flag in the face of terrorism.
Mme Borne took the time to prepare for Monday’s meeting by receiving each participant in turn over the preceding days. Exchanges welcomed by several union officials. “The Prime Minister seemed to me to be listening attentively while trying to understand our proposals”reports Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT.
His CFE-CGC counterpart, François Hommeril, is even more positive: “The government, which is in contact with unions and employers, has succeeded in transforming this communication gadget promised by the Elysée into something serioushe said. It’s going to be short, over a day, but at least we’re going to name things and come up with soothing speeches that tell us that everything is fine because unemployment is falling. »
The pay slip has become the subject of a conclave
Four themes were to be addressed on Monday by the protagonists meeting at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), in the Palais d’Iéna, in Paris. Among them, there is the fight once morest work “part-time work” et “short contracts”, as well as the animation of negotiations in the branches – in particular those whose salary scales display coefficients lower than the minimum wage – and the evaluation of the impact of contributions and social benefits on income. Professional equality between women and men was also included on the agenda, in accordance with the wishes of several unions, “which reflects a rather interesting openness to dialogue”according to Marylise Léon, general secretary of the CFDT.
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