2023-04-30 13:34:07
On the eve of the 13th day of mobilization against the pension reform, Laurent Berger wants to believe in the success of this May 1st. “The objective this morning is to succeed on May 1, insists the secretary general of the CFDT, this Sunday on LCI, RTL and Figaro. It will be the biggest May Day on social issues in the last 30 or 40 years. »
Against the pension reform, the various unions still show unfailing unity: “On May 2 in the morning, we will determine what to do. It is in our interest to continue to work as an inter-union on the question of work, ”confirms Laurent Berger.
However, he hinted at a little dissonant music in relation to the CGT, this Sunday: while Sophie Binet affirmed that the resumption of dialogue with the government was conditional on the abandonment of the reform, Laurent Berger assures that the CFDT will respond favorably to the Prime Minister’s invitation, when he receives it.
“Different approaches” between unions
“Of course we will discuss with (Élisabeth) Borne. For now, we don’t have the invitation. If we get it, we’ll go talk. But he will ask himself the question of the method and the substantive subject, ”he says.
According to him, the “period of decency” has passed. “We will meet her in the format she decides, including a bilateral meeting”, that is to say without the CGT or FO. “We are going there to carry the voice of the workers. For three months, there was no meeting, that’s the most shocking thing. »
The secretary general of the CFDT assumes these “different approaches” between trade union organizations, which have always existed. “The inter-union is our wealth. This ability to express themselves in common on a certain number of subjects. We will continue to work like that, he reassures, that does not mean that we will always do the same thing, because our cultures and our means of action are not the same. »
“There is no cap! »
Laurent Berger took the opportunity to scratch the government’s roadmap for the next 100 days, and the absence of a “cap” in this plan: “The 100 days of Elisabeth Borne? There is no cap! It’s 100 days of not much for the moment, he tackles. We are not talking about youth, the fight against poverty, ecological transition. »
He notably mentioned the housing crisis, and “not only in Paris”. “Today when you are a young worker in Saint-Nazaire, you can no longer find accommodation. The cost is such that we have to live a little further away. We must review the organization of work, the layout of space. »
According to him, the government must also strive to better “recognize the skills” of workers, including in low-skilled trades. “We are in a post-pandemic labor dispute. We realized with the health crisis that we were very happy with the skills of those who exercise trades unskilled as they say, recalls Laurent Berger. Skills recognition must be developed for these workers. »
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