Union leaders continue to march at Matignon on Wednesday. The CGT to close at the end of the day the ball of talks with Elisabeth Borne, opened Tuesday by FO and the CFDT who recalled their opposition to the pension reform.
Discussions resume at 10:45 a.m. with the president of the CFE-CGC, François Hommeril, followed at noon by that of the CFTC, Cyril Chabanier. The general secretary of the CGT, Sophie Binet, has an appointment at 17 p.m.
Without a defined agenda, everyone will come with their priorities and no doubt the desire to put pensions back on the job. Like Frédéric Souillot, first received Tuesday for an exchange "firm, on each side of the table".
"We opened the ball, but we did not dance," summed up the number one of Force ouvrière. "We talked about our demands," including wages, but "we did not accept a timetable" for negotiations on topics other than pensions. "We just have to take things by the right end: if this reform is withdrawn or does not apply, we will discuss" the rest, he added.
"We will not be satisfied with measuring sticks"
Less intransigent, Laurent Berger also told the Prime Minister of his "resentment" after months of social conflict tinged with a "form of contempt", and his "demand" in future consultations. "We will not be satisfied with measures," warned the boss of the CFDT, rolling out his proposals on working conditions, wages, providence, "subjects on which workers can not wait" according to him.
Except that a shadow already hangs over the fragile social dialogue, while the deputies of the majority are working to torpedo the bill to repeal the postponement of the legal retirement age, supported by the unions. "It would be unacceptable (that it) is not examined" as planned on June 8 in the Assembly, warned Laurent. Berger, who calls with the inter-union for a 14th day of mobilization on June 6.
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But some opponents "will not wait wisely" for these deadlines: the Network for the General Strike, which wants to "build a real balance of power" with the executive, calls for a rally at 16 p.m. near the Invalides, a few strides from Matignon.
