For Elisabeth Borne, the mission continues: to persuade the French of the merits of the pension reform project, which she presented on Tuesday, and which arouses the opposition of all the unions. “I hear that when we talk about a pension reform, it is always a matter of concern. But I don’t give up trying to convince. promises, Saturday, November 14, on France Inter, the Prime Minister. “There is not a euro of contribution that will finance anything other than pensions”assures the head of government. Follow our live.
“Do not penalize the French”. “There is a right to strike, there is a right to demonstrate”, but “It’s also important not to penalize the French”, had reacted Thursday Elisabeth Borne, in the face of the strikes and demonstrations which are announced. “For the unions, this is a call for responsibility”added the Prime Minister on the sidelines of a trip to Disneyland Paris.
The indignation of Philippe Martinez. “It’s absolutely scandalous. It is she who should have thought before launching this reform. It is she who, in quotation marks, ‘sets fire’, it is not us”said, in reaction to the words of the head of government, Philippe Martinez, the secretary general of the CGT.
A movement that will last? The CGT union of the oil branch plans strikes on January 19 and 26, as well as February 6 with “if necessary, the shutdown of refining facilities”according to a press release issued by Eric Sellini, national coordinator of the union for TotalEnergies.