CGT entangled in the crisis, Martinez should review its – The Obs

CGT entangled in the crisis, Martinez should review its – The Obs

Paris (AFP) – The CGT remains mired in the crisis: the “parliament” of the plant on Tuesday rejected the leadership of list presented by Philippe Martinez, who had several relatives of the outgoing Thierry Lepaon and was responsible for submit within a month a new team.

The number of the federation of metallurgy and the team he had made did not get the necessary two-thirds of mandates. Of the 701 voices available, 57.5% voted in favor, 41.6% against and 1% abstained.

The list included many relatives Thierry Lepaon, forced to resign on Wednesday after the revelations about his lifestyle, who had angered activists and cadres.

Members of the National Confederal Committee (NAC), composed of 33 federations and 96 departmental unions, gathered all day closed the headquarters of the Central in Montreuil, near Paris.

They “told Philippe Martinez, tipped to be the next secretary general of the CGT, the control of a group responsible for presenting a new proposal for confederal board at the next meeting of the SCC on 3 and 4 February, “said the CGT in a statement.

In addition, SCC ruled out for an extraordinary congress to resolve the crisis, a solution which had been claimed by some federations. The “parliament” decided to “take the next congress of the CGT on schedule in spring 2016.”

Mr. Martinez, a former Renault Boulogne-Billancourt, fifties, runs since 2008 the Federation of metals (the third of the CGT)

-. New snub –

SCC Voting is a new blow to Mr Lepaon. After his resignation from the number one position, he remained a member of the Executive Board, expanded direction and had kept his hand on the choice of his successor and his team, to the chagrin of some of the organization.

The intrusion of Mr. Lepaon in the nomination process and the presence of his supporters in the proposed team have served the metallurgist who himself had yet taken a position for the resignation of Thierry Lepaon.

“Despite blackmail chaos, SCC had the insight to reject a proposal that was not likely to bring the CGT,” said to AFP an internal source. According to her, Mr. Martinez will “open wide his team to those who acted to stop the drift” Thierry Lepaon and “do not call” with close

Many federations. – Public services, depending public – had already announced that they would vote against Mr. Martinez and his list, which appeared to them handmade by Mr. Lepaon

But the confusion was at its height in the Federation of Health (second. the plant). His number one, Nathalie Gamiochipi, “very close” Mr. Martinez, voted for his candidacy as his federation had mandated to reject it.

Mrs Gamiochipi said it had ” open mandate, “he told AFP an internal source

The plant is now very divided since a majority of federations. – metal post – and departmental unions are part of the 57% who brought their voices to the metallurgist.

According to the statutes, Mr. Martinez will form his new team among the 56 members of the Executive Committee (extended direction).

This is it -even very divided: Monday evening, she had agreed to submit to the NCC’s candidacy Martinez and his team a short majority- 28 votes in favor, 18 against and 6 abstentions – and after heated debate

Among the recalibrated Tuesday Duynslaeger Figure Colette, a number of the Federation of Post, which was proposed to the Director-Treasurer position. Strong support of Mr. Lepaon, it was far from consensus.

This is not the first time that the parliament of the CGT opposes its executive. He dismissed May 31, 2012 Nadine Prigent’s candidacy by Bernard Thibault and was outvoted in May Thierry Lepaon its NVO restructuring project, the magazine of the plant.