Trompe l'oeil satisfaction? On Friday March 31, the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, was satisfied with the arrival, on April 5, of the entire inter-union at Matignon. An exit made a few moments after the announcement in this sense of the new boss of the CGT, Sophie Binet. If the pension reform will "obviously" be at the center of the discussions, Elisabeth Borne indicates that she refuses to "pause" the project.
Sophie Binet, elected to general surprise at the CGT congress on Friday, announced in her first speech that "the united intersyndicale" would meet the Prime Minister on April 5, at the government's invitation, "to demand the withdrawal of the "pension reform". "I would first like to congratulate Sophie Binet on her election, to note that this is the first time that there is a woman at the head of the CGT. I think this is good news for all women," said Elisabeth Borne during a trip to Nièvre. “I am indeed delighted that the inter-union comes to the meeting that I proposed. Everyone will be able to address the subjects they want and, for our part, we will also explain our position, "continued the head of government.
The head of government, however, still refutes the idea of putting the text on hold. "We cannot take a break when we have a bill that has been voted on, which is being examined by the Constitutional Council, but I am listening and everyone will have the opportunity to express its positions during this meeting". "We have a lot of subjects, you know, to discuss on career paths, on the prevention of hardship. All of these topics are on the table. Obviously, the trade unions will address the pension reform. Me, I am listening and I am delighted that the inter-union responds to my invitation ”.
Elisabeth Borne also deplores that "certain" political parties "choose to refuse dialogue". Insubordinate France and the Communist Party have decided not to go to Matignon next week. "When we see the difficulties that our country is facing, that the French may be facing, I think that the responsibility is to listen to each other, to dialogue, to build responses together for the French and for our country. Anyway, that's what I'm doing. »
