The letter from Figaro of May 13, 2022

Dear readers,

Prices have been climbing steadily for a while.

But wages are not keeping up.

This is the perfect recipe for losing purchasing power and it does not please employees who rely on the unions.

Negotiations are therefore going well in Europe to obtain an increase in pay.

Before leaving you for the weekend, your morning missive will invite you to read a brilliant text by Henri Guaino which explains to you how the march towards war in Ukraine reminds him in many respects of the one that led us to the first conflict. worldwide in 1914.

Have a good day and a very good weekend, it will be sunny, enjoy!

Louise Darbon

• Featured

Global inflation revives wage demands

On behalf of the 85,000 workers in the metal

, the powerful IG Metall union has started discussions with employers.

He claims an increase of 8.2%.

SASCHA SCHUERMANN/Getty Images via AFP

Everything is really more expensive lately, the fault of this inflation that nothing stops.

So inevitably, employees would like their pay to follow.

In Germany, a powerful trade union in the metal industry has opened negotiations that all of Europe…

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 91% left to discover.

Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity.

Keep reading your article for 1€ the first month

I ENJOY IT

Already subscribed?

Login