Almost two months after the CGT's call for a day of strikes and demonstrations on September 17, the FSU, Solidaires and youth organizations (Fidl, MNL, Unef, UNL) joined the call, in a press release. common published Thursday. " The issue of employment is central: fight against insecurity and poverty, increase in wages, development of public services, final abandonment of the pension reform ", write the seven organizations. They call for " a first day of action " on September 17, " according to modalities to be defined in professional sectors and territories (strikes, demonstrations, rallies, etc.) ".
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On July 9, just after being received by Jean Castex, then newly appointed Prime Minister, Philippe Martinez, secretary general of the CGT, called for a day of strikes and demonstrations on September 17. “ After the meeting with the Prime Minister, still nothing concrete for employment and wages. We must move from words to actions, ”explained the CGT. The seven organizations demand free masks for middle school, high school and college students.
“ The reduction in exposure time, which is also necessary, leads to discussing the organization, working conditions and reduction of working time ”, they add, demanding a reduction in working time “ without loss of salary ”, overnight. the call by Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, the president of Medef, to “ reopen the debate ” on working time. " It is also time to put an end to public aid of all kinds from which large multinationals benefit without consideration and control of use ", add the unions. Force Ouvrière, which fought this winter with the CGT against the pension reform, does not join this call.
But it joins a large part of their positions, in a separate press release reacting to Jean Castex's press conference devoted to the epidemic. FO " disputes " the fact that the taking charge of masks is not systematic for the pupils. It " reiterates its demand that public aid be (...) evaluated as to their effectiveness on employment, systematically conditional on the prohibition of layoffs and the payment of dividends and controlled accordingly ". The confederation considers " essential " that the recovery plan " lead to the maintenance and relocation of industries and services and be accompanied by resolute action against unproductive stock market speculation and tax evasion, as well as accountability contractors on subcontractors ”.