CGT: Lepaon increasingly in the spotlight, visit the decisive … – Boursorama

CGT: Lepaon increasingly in the spotlight, visit the decisive … – Boursorama

Eric Aubin, Thierry Lepaon and Eric Lafont after d a meeting at Matignon July 4, 2013 in Paris (AFP / File / Jacques Demarthon)

The number of CGT Thierry Lepaon, entangled in a crisis related to his lifestyle, is increasingly in the spotlight: the expanded plant management decided on Tuesday to convene on January 13 the “parliament” of the union (NCC), only body empowered to revoke

Prior to this appointment. -you decisive for the Secretary General, the crisis has already made a first victim: Administrator-Treasurer, Eric Lafont, who validated the costly expenses in the official residence and office of Mr. Lepaon originally reproaches addressed to number one, presented his resignation Tuesday.

The Executive Commission (extended direction) met all day behind closed doors at the headquarters of the CGT, decided to convene on January 13 a special meeting the “parliament” (National Confederal Committee, NCC), said an inside source told AFP.

Bringing together a number of the 33 federations and 96 departmental unions, the Standards Council is the only body empowered to remove the Secretary General.

The leadership of the CGT confirmed to AFP holding a CCN January 13, but also a “General Assembly” of the first officials on Monday to headquarters of the Central Montreuil. This meeting will discuss the agenda of the NCC of 13 January.

The question is whether the departure of Thierry Lepaon is clearly mentioned.

In his opening report, management pointed Tuesday “concerns that cross the CGT by challenging its general secretary and national leadership.” “The discussion was frank and responsible,” it is added.

Mr. Lepaon, leader of the Confederation since March 2013, had managed to save his head last Friday at the confederal office (narrow direction). His supporters have highlighted the risk of a new war of succession, like the one that rocked the union in 2012.

After the revelations of the Duck chained on renovation expenses (105,000 euros) of his rented apartment on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes, Mr. Lepaon had recognized a “mistake”, but was mainly attributed to the treasurer, saying that he was not aware of the amount of the expenses.

Mr. Lafont was very badly its stigma as the main responsible for this case, and eventually serve as a fuse, according to internal sources.

The Secretary General had not considered exaggerated jobs for 62,000 euros his office made, he said, as part of the renovation of the headquarters of the CGT in Montreuil, or the compensation of 31,000 euros he received when he left the CGT Lower Normandy.

These facts have instead provoked outrage activists, executives and managers

-. “Even tears” –

According to Les Echos number one has tried everything Tuesday “even tears,” to try to coax the 56 members of the Executive Committee. In vain.

The CGT is entering a new phase of turmoil: a bitter political battle will continue for one month between opponents of the Secretary General, who consider it now disqualified for directing the first French union and its supporters who warn against the risk of a new internal crisis.

The building, near the Bois de Vincennes in Paris, where the apartment is located Thierry Lepaon, general secretary of the CGT, October 29, 2014 (AFP / Bertrand Guay)

“The base is exasperated, but the device remains cautious,” notes to AFP Bernard Vivier, director of the Higher Institute of Labour. “To date, open the succession Lepaon is to open a debate that looks like a crisis, it will not be a calm debate,” said the analyst

Coincidence:. The results of the CGT elections in the public service – down 2.3 points, even if the union continues to lead – have been announced in the afternoon and helped seal the atmosphere of the meeting on Tuesday. Without the explanatory factor, the case Lepaon, which threw the disorder activists and union members, is probably not unrelated to this result at half-mast, also found last week in La Poste (-2.79 points).

Meanwhile the number of FO, Jean-Claude Mailly, said on France Info that it belonged to “the CGT to settle its internal problems.” But, “I do not like to make amalgam + all unions rotten ‘,” he began.

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