Laurent Berger persists and signs.
Ignoring the reframing of the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, who had declared a few days ago that the general secretary of the CDFT was not
"in his role as a union leader when he speaks of a democratic crisis"
, he reiterated his remarks in the morning of LCI this Tuesday.
"
Yes, we are in a serious democratic crisis
," argued the trade unionist, after expressing his annoyance.
“
No one can assign us a role.
The CDFT is in the role that it assigns itself [...] We are not obliged to the Prime Minister.
»
The union leader maintains that the pension reform remains tainted with a “
democratic vice
”, insofar as the “
parliament did not decide on the vote
”.
If Laurent Berger assures that he will respond to the government's call to "
discuss
" the next topics on the social agenda (work, sharing of value, etc.), he regrets that the executive did not "
wish to speak before
», and that this invitation to dialogue comes «
while the episode of pensions is not over.
»
For the time being, Laurent Berger confides that he has not received "
Emmanuel Macron's invitation to go to the Élysée
", and that no permanent dialogue has been initiated with the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt.
"
We have not had contact with him for several weeks
,
probably because we are in a situation of conflict
", analyzes Laurent Berger.
The government, like the inter-union, is suspended from the decision of the Constitutional Council, which will deliver its conclusions on the pension text on Friday.
"
The Constitutional Council is legitimate
" reminded Laurent Berger.
Asked about the continuation of the movement in the event of a green light from the Constitutional Council, Laurent Berger wants to be pragmatic: “
It is clear that the CDFT will not hold demonstrations for six months on this pension reform
”, he let slip. .
"
But we will not be done with the episode of pensions
" however, warns the trade unionist.
“
There are other episodes, for example the implementation of the reform, on September 1.
It's going to be a real mess, because the infrastructure is not there
“Warns Laurent Berger.
In the meantime, the union leader intends to capitalize on the success of the mobilization against the pension reform.
“
I think that trade unionism has demonstrated its centrality in the world of work
,” he believes.
“
We have registered 27,000 additional CDFT members since the beginning of the year
”.
The secretary general of the first trade union in France also announced that he was writing a book devoted to work, “
a political unthought
”.
The book will be released "
in a few weeks
", according to the words of the trade unionist.
Finally, Laurent Berger intends to use his politico-social influence to block the road to the National Rally, in the perspective of the next presidential elections.
"
It's my obsession,
" he said
.
I will do everything in my power to prevent that from happening, I will remain an activist against the National Front
”
.