In the absence of agreement on the deadline, a final meeting is scheduled for June 23. But some social partners have already left the table and others are “reserved” about their participation. “We must discuss until the end,” insists the former trade unionist.
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“All those who will leave, including in the final stretch, the discussion table (on pensions) will carry a heavy responsibility “, Considers Wednesday June 18 On France Inter The former secretary general of the CFDT Laurent Berger. Started three and a half months ago in order to improve the pension reform, the “conclave” did not lead to an agreement between the social partners on Tuesday, a deadline initially planned. A news – and ultimate – Réunion was announced for Monday, June 23.
Several social partners hesitate to go to this meeting. FO then the CGT and the U2P (patronage of the craftsmen) already slammed the door of discussions from the first weeks of the “conclave”. And Wednesday morning, the pattern of Medef, Patrick Martin, said he was “Very reserved” Regarding the presence of the employers’ organization at the final meeting of the “conclave” on pensions on Monday. For Laurent Berger, “You have to chat until the end”. “I cannot say that the organization that I have led and which is directed today by Marylise Léon did not play the game of responsibility on this subject. She played it, it would be good for other actors to play it”he said. He regrets that there is “Sometimes reflexes, prefer to play a form of personal purity on your own positions rather than playing the game of compromise and confrontation” and hope that “Everyone will find reason”.
Despite the failure of discussions on the legal retirement age, Laurent Berger believes that there are still subjects to negotiate. “The real subject is that of those who have careers or a more difficult end of career”he said. “There are proposals on the table and I will find unfortunate that until the last moment, there is no possibility of discussing.”
Laurent Berger was invited to France Inter with Benoît Bazin, CEO of the Saint-Gobain group to present the book they co-written Passage routesAu editions de l’Aube. On the question of pensions, the boss of Saint-Gobain adds. He too estimates “Important to go to the end of the dialogue”.
