“I had the prime minister on the phone,” said Frédéric Souillot, Secretary General of Force Ouvrière (FO), this Sunday night on our set. According to our information, Elisabeth Borne has, in fact, called several union representatives to discuss the issue of pension reform in the last 48 hours.
“It was before our inter-union, she understood that we were going to harden our tone,” said the FO unionist, who claims to have “told her that if she was not listened to, they were going to harden the movement, taking the next step. March 7, France will come to a standstill, if we are not heard.”
The CGT assures that it has not been contacted
On our set, Frédéric Souillot affirms that Elisabeth Borne “started talking to him about long runs and all that”. To which she replied that “they were firsts.”
If CFDT head Laurent Berger indicates that he has been contacted by the head of government, CGT leader Philippe Martinez, he tells BFMTV that he has not had Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on the phone in the last 48 hours.
A little earlier today, the general secretary of the CFDT considered that the spectacle of the debates in the Assembly on the pension reform was “regrettable”, contrasting with the “dignity” of the demonstrations.
Source: BFM TV
