Without turning the page on pensions, the unions meet Elisabeth Borne to weigh in on the social agenda

2023-05-16 09:31:47

By Thomas Engrand

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I said my availability and that of my government, because I do not plan to move forward without the social partners», Élisabeth Borne on April 5. François BOUCHON/Le Figaro

DECRYPTION – The trade unions will repeat to the Prime Minister their opposition to the pension reform. But they no longer refuse to address the next topics.

“I don’t believe in the idea of ​​a sequence” assured a few days ago the Minister of Labor, Olivier Dussopt, in the columns of the Figaro. The reception of the five representative unions at Matignon on Tuesday and Wednesday is however akin to a new attempt by the executive to turn the page on pensions.

Unsurprisingly, the power plants invited will make it a point of honor, as at each of their meetings, to put the subject back on the table; but this time, the discussions should extend beyond the simple statement of disagreement on the 64 years.

The unions are well aware that they have to advance their pawns on the social subjects that they consider to be priorities. “Even after these turbulent months, I remain convinced that more space must be given to negotiation and social dialogue”assures Élisabeth Borne in an interview with the JDDsaying to himself “listening to priorities” trade unions and employers’ organisations.

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