“
The president is legitimate contrary to what some claim.
That being said, it would be madness for Emmanuel Macron to consider that he therefore benefits from a state of grace
, ”says Laurent Berger, secretary general of the CFDT.
In a long interview granted in
Les Échos
, he highlights that the re-elected president “
starts his second term in a context of a tired, demotivated society, where a feeling of relegation and distrust of institutions, particularly political ones, is very strong.
I would not say that democracy is out of breath.
But that our country is affected by a deep evil and that it needs public policies that unite, soothe, and take care.
»
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To respond to the concerns of the French, the leader of the CFDT sees only one solution: “
agree on the subjects to be dealt with, those that are priorities in the short term and those in the medium term.
What is at stake is to define both the subjects, purchasing power, work, employment, social dialogue... And to set objectives to achieve concrete solutions that improve the lives of workers
, "explains-t he as the head of state announced a social summit in the summer.
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, boss of Medef, reacted by declaring that he did not want to "
fall back into high masses
" and advocated subject-by-subject meetings.
An opinion that also seems to share Laurent Berger.
“
We have to get out of a logic where consultation means verticality to move towards co-construction.
I don't want any more meetings to which we are called at 3 p.m. to explain measures to us, then we are listened to and, at the end, the project has not changed one iota.
Emmanuel Macron could build on what worked during the Covid crisis, with a very dense dialogue resulting in concrete decisions
, ”he explained.
But faced with galloping inflation, which stood at 4.8% over one year, in April, according to INSEE, the CFDT points to the need to take certain measures very quickly.
“
The revaluation of all benefits and social minima must take place without delay to take inflation into account.
The government must force the branches to renegotiate the salary scales within three months after the rise in the minimum wage, by conditioning public aid thereon.
For civil servants, the bottom of the salary scale for category B agents is once again caught up by the minimum wage.
We need a minimum increase of 3% in the index point in the summer, while launching discussions on the evolution of careers and grids
, ”explains the secretary general.
"More targeted and substantial aid"
While since the beginning of April, a discount of 15 cents per liter has been put in place by the government, to deal with rising prices, the leader of the CFDT claims the need for more targeted aid.
“
On fuels, we must stop watering the sand and grant more targeted and more substantial aid.
Same for food
,” he said.
During his campaign, Emmanuel Macron effectively announced the establishment of a “food voucher”, intended to allow the most modest to have access to quality French food products.
However, the terms have not yet been specified, whether in terms of the amount, the frequency of payments or the foods eligible for this aid.
On the question of the financing of all these expenses, Laurent Berger asks for a contribution from the wealthiest.
For the support of the loss of autonomy, the CFDT also defends an increased taxation of the transmission of the heritage of the richest.
On the pension reform, one of Emmanuel Macron's major and divisive projects, the union has been very firm.
On the postponement of the legal age to 65, “
for the CFDT, it is out of the question.
(…).
We will be upwind.
".
Moreover, while Emmanuel Macron has set the objective of achieving full employment by the end of the five-year term, in particular with the transformation of Pôle emploi into "
France Travail
", Laurent Berger was somewhat doubtful about of this project.
“
If it is the grouping of everything, Pôle emploi, local missions, Apec or even Afpa, in a single entity, it will not work.
If the idea is to make the operation of all these actors more efficient, with a common information system in particular, then this deserves to be looked at.
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Regarding the project of the President of the Republic to modulate the unemployment insurance system according to the situation of the labor market has shown itself to be very firm.
“
I have never subscribed to the idea of placing the responsibility for their situation on the unemployed when there is work.
Then, if we look at the current situation, with a still dynamic labor market, full employment has almost been achieved in some territories, not at all in others.
I am therefore against this approach and moreover we are asking for the cancellation of the current reform
.
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