The unions expressed their "
misunderstanding
" on Saturday after the promulgation overnight of the pension reform in the
Official Journal
, which they consider to be a new example of "
contempt
", which the executive defends.
"
This confirms the violent contempt of the President of the Republic both for the population and then in particular for the trade unions, knowing that last night, all the trade union organizations had solemnly called on Emmanuel Macron to learn the lessons of censorship (of certain articles, editor’s note) of the Constitutional Council and not to promulgate the law
”, declared the general secretary of the CGT Sophie Binet on Franceinfo.
The number 1 of the CGT, which considers this decision "
totally shameful
", considers that Emmanuel Macron "
slams the door in our face once again and (...) confirms the very worrying radicalization of power
".
His union called in a press release for “
highlights
” of mobilization by territories and professions on April 20 and 28.
“
Night and day, this reform is unfair!
Democratic wisdom required not to promulgate it and to renew the dialogue
”, for his part commented the secretary general of the CFDT Laurent Berger on Twitter.
“
From the beginning, the contempt returned to the workers will have been constant.
But their dignity in the street is stronger
”, underlined Laurent Berger who gives an appointment on May 1, date of the workers' day, which will be the subject of a unitary mobilization of the trade union organizations opposed to the pension reform. .
“
What difference did it make to wait three days, four days or five days, while the text is validated?
(…) The law is voted, validated and therefore it must be published as it is
”, argued the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt when questioned on France Culture.
“
We made the choice to promulgate immediately after the decision, as is the case for all state finance or social security laws
,” he explained.
“It looks like provocation”
In line with their firm opposition to the reform, the promulgation of the law as soon as the decision of the Constitutional Council is known is worth to the executive a volley of green wood from all the unions.
“
We had an executive with arsonist tendencies... Now he seems to take pleasure in throwing oil on the fire.
Nothing good will come out of all this
, ”reacted on Twitter the secretary general of Unsa, Laurent Escure.
“
The executive believes it is undermining social mobilization by enacting its brutal law in the middle of the night.
It is not so.
Emmanuel Macron, you will not be able to turn the page.
You aggravate social and political crises.
Our determination is complete.
We are millions
, ”tweeted Simon Duteil, co-delegate of Solidaires.
"
It's not a surprise, but wanting to go quickly, it looks like provocation
", added Frédéric Souillot, general secretary of Force Ouvrière, on France 2. "
It would be better sometimes to sleep the President of the Republic rather than 'at 4:00 a.m. promulgate this law
'.
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The president had fifteen days after the validation of most of the reform measures by the Constitutional Council to affix his signature and thus give it its enforceable nature.
