Is the “
work value
” of the right or of the left?
Asked about this this Friday morning on Sud Radio, the secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez tacks: “
I do not enter into this kind of consideration
”.
But the debate rages on the left.
Sandrine Rousseau declared this week that work was "
all the same a right-wing value
", in response to the defense of this same value by the communist Fabien Roussel.
For Sandrine Rousseau, moreover, it is right to claim a “
right to laziness
”, through unemployment benefits.
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“
To say that we are happy to do nothing is a lie
”, considers for his part Philippe Martinez, for whom it is necessary to “
give meaning to work ”, a “
structuring
” aspect
of the life of the French. .
“
But when you have a job with staggered hours, a part-time job as is the case for many women, the motivation is less there
”, continues the secretary general of the CGT.
Power-up
In a period when companies are struggling to recruit, the CGT calls for an increase in the minimum wage and wages.
Two “
days of mobilization
” are also planned by the unions on September 22 and 29.
Actions apart from that of Nupes against "
expensive life
", scheduled for October 4, for lack of agreement between the unions and the political organization.
“
We discuss between unions, and we consider that on social issues, we have a little bit of a say,
specifies Philippe Martinez
.
We'll see what we do afterwards, but we don't want dates and terms of movement to be imposed on us
”.
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The unions are also in battle order in the face of the parametric pension reform that Emmanuel Macron has announced that he wishes to relaunch.
“
All the unions are against,
wants to sweep Philippe Martinez.
It is an ideological and dogmatic reform.
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