Will her office door slam? THE eight union leaders arrived together at Matignon to meet the Prime Minister, Wednesday, April 5. If Elisabeth Borne is thus trying to get out of the pension crisis, the unions do not intend to pass the towel anytime soon, calling together for the “withdrawal” of reform. The Prime Minister promised that she would be “listening to all subjects” that the unions would like to address during this meeting, which began shortly after 10 a.m., despite “points of disagreement” on pension reform. If the executive refuses to talk about the 64-year-old, who will be the “first intervention” unions, “It’s going to be complicated to discuss the other subjects”declared in particular the president of the CFTC, Cyril Chabanier, on RFI / France 24. Follow our live.
The “united” inter-union. If the executive refuses to talk about the 64 years, “we will leave”warned the leader of the CFDT, Laurent Berger. “It can take five minutes”abounded the new boss of the CGT, Sophie Binet. “Tomorrow, the government which wants to turn the page will see that we do not want to turn the page”, said a union leader, after a meeting Tuesday of the inter-union. This last “is well united, welded. It’s reassuring, nothing has changed” since the replacement of Philippe Martinez at the head of the CGT, argued this official.
Mobilization watch. This meeting takes place the day before an 11th day of demonstrations and strikes against the reform, Thursday. The unions intend on this occasion “show that mobilization is still powerful”. Traffic should be disrupted in public transport.
Ecologists and socialists are calling for withdrawal. On Tuesday, Elisabeth Borne met with environmental leaders Marine Tondelier and socialist Olivier Faure. The latter renewed their request for “withdrawal” pension reform. “He was told there would be no peace without withdrawal. And when I say that, it’s not a threat on my part, it’s the facts, it’s the state of mind of the country”, said Marine Tondelier. Olivier Faure meanwhile warned the Prime Minister that “Letting this situation escalate, perhaps even letting violence replace what have been peaceful protests so far, is taking a huge risk”.