The general secretary of the CGT spoke live from the Hôtel de ville in Paris, after the announcement of the decision of the Constitutional Council on the pension reform.
The latter challenged six provisions, including the senior index and the famous RIP, the shared initiative referendum. Making a text “that comes out even more unbalanced” from the council of wise men for Sophie Binet.
On BFMTV, the general secretary of the CGT denounces a “violent and brutal reform” and speaks of a “hypocrisy of making people believe that one can work until the age of 64 when there is no measure that prevents the elderly from being fired with revenge.”
According to her, if the country is “blocked” it is “because of the obstinacy and stubbornness of a single man” who wants to maintain “a reform that has no economic justification.”
Although Emmanuel Macron had proposed a meeting with the inter-union on Tuesday, Sophie Binet confirmed that the social partners will not go there if “the President of the Republic promulgates the law”. What he plans to do this weekend. Next quote given to protesters on May 1st. The CGT leader calls for “a popular tsunami, a historic, massive, family and festive mobilization” to achieve the withdrawal of the reform.
Meanwhile, Sophie Binet assures that there are 15 days left in which “actions, initiatives, strikes” will multiply, some of which “starting this afternoon”.
Source: BFM TV
