controversy around a video of Stanislas Guerini sent by e-mail to officials

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“Denial of democracy, false propaganda, embezzlement of files. Ashamed “, protests in the co-secretary general of the Federal Union of State Trade Unions of the CGT, Céline Verzeletti, on Twitter. One ” abuse “ and an “invasion of officer privacy”, according to the UNSA. Several public service unions denounced, on Friday January 27, the initiative of the Minister of Transformation and the Public Service, Stanislas Guerini, to promote pension reform in a video sent to civil servants on January 26 on their personal email address.

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In this nearly six-minute video, where he appears standing in the subdued atmosphere of his office, the Minister defends a “equity reform”boasting “measures of justice, of progress” which, in the public service, accompany the raising of the retirement age. This is particularly the case of gradual retirement (part-time work combined with part of the pension in advance), the benefits of which will be extended to civil servants. It is also the maintenance of the rights associated with the exercise of a difficult profession, even if one leaves it. Finally, it is the best consideration of professional wear and tear.

Nothing new, then. But that is not so much what the unions are offended about today. It is rather that, “to try to explain an unfair pension reform”Stanislas Guerini used the “private email that agents provide for their tax declaration, and not their business address”indignant Luc Farré, Secretary General of the UNSA Public Service. “Personnel have never expressly consented to receiving government propaganda on their personal email as is the case today”protests in turn Solidaires Public Service, who sees there “an admission of weakness” of the government.

The CNIL indicates that it has approached the ministry

A judged process “contrary to the general regulations for the protection of personal data”who “questions as to the conditions for the collection and storage of personal data of employees by the ministry”. Co-spokesperson for the collective Nos services publics, Arnaud Bontemps apostrophes Stanislas Guerini on Twitter: “Would it be possible to know when their agreement was given for such communications please? Thanks. »

Faced with these criticisms, the minister’s entourage explains that this « HR content [ressources humaines] relaying information on their pensions” was sent by the General Directorate of Public Finance (DGFIP), “like she used to do”. Therefore, “no contact file transmission was made between the DGFIP and the Ministry of Transformation and the Public Service”.

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