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Who is Philippe Martinez, the successor to Thierry LEPAON? The National Confederal Committee (NAC), the parliament of the CGT, has just elected “to the almost unanimous” the former head of the Federation of metals at the head of the plant. Philippe Martinez, near the traditional values of the CGT, is described as a “hard worker”, listening and capable of firmness. . Portrait
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Not a “reformist” . Philippe Martinez, fifties, is a former technician Renault Boulogne-Billancourt, where he was central union representative. He leads since 2008 the Federation of metals, the third of the CGT federation in number of adherent, and the first in the private. If it remains discreet about his life – he can not even communicate its date of birth – we know a little more about his beliefs
According to one observer from labor quoted by AFP, Philippe Martinez. indeed belongs to the “Boulogne-Billancourt line”, very in tune with the Communist Party, which he would have the card, and he embraces often the speech. “The problem is not with the employees of other countries or foreign employees who work beside us every day The problem is the employers that operates this misery to better belittle all our social gains our responsibility..: not to let the ideas of the National Front, “he said, for example, in June, in his closing speech of the Congress of its federation, relayed by Challenges.
In the internal conflict between the CGT” modernist “, supporters of flexibility in the negotiations with the employers, and traditional, Philippe Martinez ranks, for the moment, clearly in the second camp. “It is positioned on a line to a favorable class struggle unionism, attentive to the requirements of the Communist Party”, decrypts Bernard Vivier, director of the Labour Institute, quoted by Le Figaro. In practice, this has meant last year by refusing to sign the agreement with management on vocational training, with which the leadership of the CGT was nevertheless favorable.
“Listening”, “hard worker” … But the new leader of the CGT is not dogmatic. “Once in power, nothing says it will not dial more. It is open to discussion,” said Bernard Vivier. “He listens a lot and is able to delegate,” says Christian Garnier, central delegate at Alstom crossing from time to time. Most of his peers who know also lend him the qualities required to run the plant.
“This is a big hard worker, who masters all industry records “and” moves much “field and tells Christian Garnier. Bruno Lemerle, CGT representative at PSA, it is “frank” and “hard worker”. It is “serious, rigorous, intelligent and modest” for Jacques Bauquier, regional head of the CGT in Franche-Comté. A CFE-CGC, the head of metallurgy federation Gabriel Artero someone mentions “discrete”, “asked”, “which also seems to be determined.” “The federation of metallurgy works very well with him,” still considers Isabelle Colino, delegated CGT PSA Sochaux.
… But not consensual . But if his federation “works very well”, it seems not enough according to some. According to AFP, internally, is sometimes criticized for not having succeeded in developing its federation and not having shown great dynamism to his head. In addition, it is also likely to be criticized his attitude towards Thierry Lepaon, the former leader, with whom he remained very accommodating despite the controversy. “This is not someone consensual, many do not like in-house” and admit an observer of social issues cited by Le Figaro .
He wants to “rectify” the CGT. But if it is held to draw lashing out Lepaon Thierry, Philippe Martinez has not shown stingy with criticism of the plant as a whole, he would like to reform from top to bottom. The charges against the former leader of the CGT “go beyond the mere general secretary and beyond a single malfunction,” he says in the last letter of the federation. The “ethical issues in relation to the values of our organization,” among others. “We were too far away from union approach, there needs to correct,” he wrote in advocating more rigor in the use of resources of the union, including the confederation, where “there is no rule of life. “
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