Thursday in Paris, Marine Tondelier was one of the rare political leaders to be able to shake hands with a union figure present at the head of the procession, in this case Philippe Martinez.
The outgoing boss of the CGT, as curious as it may seem, maintains good ties with environmentalists, with the new national secretary of EELV in particular, heiress of the current of Julien Bayou, MEP David Cormand and Cécile Duflot.
It is moreover with the former Minister of Housing of François Hollande that he debated in Grenoble during the summer university of EELV.
Historically, environmentalists are rather linked to the CFDT.
These days, the connections are less obvious.
For this first mobilization against the pension reform, their current secretary general, Laurent Berger,
would have refused to bring the united procession of politicians into the head square, even two minutes for a photo that would have been historic.
For fear, it is said, of having to appear with rebels
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