Pension reform is THE hot topic of the moment in France. If the government intends to impose the retirement age at 64, the unions are currently struggling to try not to pass this law and a big strike is also planned for this Thursday, January 19, 2023 throughout the country. During a Nupes meeting on Tuesday January 17, 2023, Mouloud Sahraoui, the general secretary of the CGT Geodis-Calberson, spoke on the subject and did not hesitate to ask for retirement at 50. for the workers: “We cannot kill workers behind the docks and lead workers to death until they are 70 years old” he proclaimed… before his speech caused a stir on the web.
This Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Mouloud Sahraoui is a handler and works for the Geodis logistics platform in Gennevilliers, in the Hauts-de-Seine, was present on the set of TPMP to discuss again his ideas concerning the age of departure to the retreat. After listening to the trade unionist, Matthieu Delormeau took the floor to express his disagreement and did not hesitate to compare the condition of the French to that of the Americans: “So be aware of how lucky you are! This retirement is made to save a country because this country is over-indebted” he advanced.
And the columnist continues: “I’m going to be insulted but I’m going to tell you something, if it weren’t for these CAC40 bosses and these billionaires… We’re going to say that I’m a tube sucker but Bolloré hires thousands of people and he pays his taxes in France! If you start to fire the Bolloré, the Bernard Arnault, all those people, we’re dead! These are the people who will ensure that France runs despite everything.. .”.
Indeed, the negative reactions to this speech are not long in coming. Viewers quickly accused Matthieu Delormeau of being literally disconnected from reality and unaware of the real suffering of the people: “Thank you Raymond! Matthieu a shame your speech… you think you are giving lessons but you are missing the reality of the vast majority of French people! So please shhh”, “Mathieu completely in the west I am disappointed” , “Bravo my Raymond, Delormeau is just a guy who doesn’t know the real job! Bobo this guy”, “Delormeau the genius the country is over-indebted so you have to work until death but who has over-indebted the country ?! But let him be silent forever!” , “The Géraldine and Delormeau completely disconnected from working-class reality” , “But Matthieu, I hope he’s not serious?” can we read.
“I am for retirement at 50!” Mouloud, a union representative proposes retirement at 50 and is lynched! He explains himself to the chroniclers! #TPMPpic.twitter.com/xRGVh5ZNKe
— TPMP (@TPMP) January 18, 2023
“What do they do with the money?” Are you for or against retirement at 64? The tense debate between @RaymondLeMatin and @Mdelormeau ! #TPMPpic.twitter.com/FBI5UhcSmp
— TPMP (@TPMP) January 18, 2023
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