In a press release published Tuesday evening, the inter-union writes that “the overwhelming majority like 90% of employees show ‘common sense’ and reject this brutal, unacceptable and unnecessary reform”.
“Together, on March 7, let’s put France at a standstill”, reaffirm Tuesday, February 21, the main unions of employees, in a joint press release after a meeting on the subject of pension reform. She insists on her desire to harden the movement: “March 7 must be a real dead day in businesses, administrations, services, shops, places of study, transport…”
“Despite the government’s propaganda which does not convince of the merits of its reform, the overwhelming majority like 90% of employees show ‘common sense’ and reject this brutal, unacceptable and useless reform”write the trade union organizations of employees (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, Solidaires, FSU) and youth organizations (Fage, Unef, VL, FIDL and MNL).
These unions take up with irony the words of the Head of State. During a trip to the Rungis market this Tuesday morning, Emmanuel Macron said he was recovering “in common sense” of the French and maintained that it was necessary “work a little longer”.
“A strong social movement”
“The government and the President of the Republic remain deaf and degrade the social cohesion of the country by still refusing to withdraw this unjust project”deplore the trade unions, stressing that their “unit has built a solid, determined social movement, rooted in the social landscape of the whole country”.
The petition “pensions: no to this unfair and brutal reform” – launched by the intersyndicale – has collected more than a million signatures, “in addition to the demonstrations”. “This is why, as announced in the previous press release on February 11, the intersyndicale reaffirms its determination to bring France to a standstill on March 7 by calling on workers to participate massively in demonstrations and to declare themselves strikers. “assert the unions.
No call for a renewable strike in the press release
They also want to mobilize on March 8, the international day of struggle for women’s rights, “to make visible the particularly serious consequences of this project for them”. In addition, the intersyndicale will challenge “locally the parliamentarians on the basis of the joint letter sent to them, so that they vote against this reform”. In this press release, youth organizations announce that they will mobilize on March 9 “to improve in particular the system of scholarships”. The employee unions “support”.
In its press release, the inter-union does not call for a renewable strike. According to the franceinfo journalist who attended their press conference, the unions are waiting to see what the government’s response will be after their mobilization on March 7. The CGT pushes in this direction in particular at the SNCF, in the energy sector or even among garbage collectors. The CFDT, more cautious on this issue, has not yet positioned itself. The inter-union clarified to the journalists present that the unions, in each sector, may or may not call a renewable strike. “It will be their responsibility”said the inter-union.