Pension reform: before the mobilization of June 6, the union unites

They say they don’t want to turn around, but they are planning for the future. On Tuesday, May 30, thirteen workers’ organizations and youth advocates reaffirmed their hostility to pension reform in a joint press release, leading to the fourteenth national day of action against the text. This new show of force, scheduled for June 6, is part of a different perspective than the previous one: it goes beyond the usual call to lower the legal age from 62 to 64 – and seek “earning (…) social progress”Which the inter-union tried to define is not so difficult.

The demonstrations and strikes will take place forty-eight hours before a parliamentary event: the debate in the National Assembly on a bill proposed by the Libertarians, Independents, Overseas and Territories (LIOT) group, which aims to abolish the deferral of the pension age. The initiative, which the majority of MPs want to block, because, according to them, it is against the constitution. Behind this official argument is primarily the fear of being voted out by the elected LIOT, who can count on the support of their colleagues on the far right, the left and certain members of the group Les Républicains (LR).

At a press conference at CFDT headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, intersyndicale reiterated its unanimous support for LIOT’s approach. “This draft law should (…) can debate and vote”said Merylise Leon, CFDT number two. “How could we not prevent the participation of national representation on such an important subject, which takes two years of the lives of the workers of this country?” »said Thomas Vacheron, CGT federal secretary.

“Remediate Urgently” Ordinances 2017

Thirteen members of the coalition believe that this text would be accepted “A way out of the crisis” and “Finally Moving on to Anxiety” employees. A joint press release issued Tuesday lays out the demands on a wide variety of topics, the first since the movement against retirement at age 64 began. Most often, these complaints are expressed in very general terms: salary increases, social benefits and scholarships, creation “Real Remodeling Schemes” For adults, review “in depth” Gender Pay Gap Index, Implementation of International Convention against Violence and Harassment at Work, Reassessment “feminized professions” with the idea that “equal pay” between the two sexes “There must be a concrete reality immediately”etc.