Union leaders of the CFDT and CGT will debate for the first time on a tray. Both men are in deep disagreement.
Philippe Martinez and Laurent Berger, the leaders of the first two unions of France, debate tonight on RTL, a first. The two men will discuss their views during a face to face for 45 minutes, 19h and 20h. The debate between those who opted for diametrically opposed strategies on labor law should be muscular. Since the CGT decided in April at its congress in Marseilles, cut ties with the CFDT, the atmosphere is freezing them.
● Tactical very different
The two men have different styles, popular for Martinez, polished to Berger. They also have distinct methods.
“Behind law, leadership of the war between Martinez and Berger
Laurent Berger advocates the negotiation
Laurent Berger decided to support the bill Myriam El Khomri since the changes obtained following the first presentation of the law. Through negotiation, the secretary general of the CFDT in particular obtained quitting scale industrial tribunal and the maintenance of law on working time. According to the union leader, “the balance that is found today is one that suits the CFDT. I hope that it is left over. ” He added that the text contains “concrete progress for the employees.” In his eyes, “remove the Labour Act would be unacceptable” and he accuses the executive of “sinning by a lack of education.”
The union has denounced “a situation hysterization political climate, social climate.” Thus, to overcome the crisis, Laurent Berger called for “some responsibility”. “Let’s calm the game and try to find solutions,” he said recently.
Philippe Martinez to a dispute lasts
Conversely, Philippe Martinez, who was confirmed as head of the CGT congress in Marseilles, is in total disagreement with the adopted law with recourse to Article 49.3 in the national Assembly. The representative of the center of Montreuil request a withdrawal of the bill.
It has been leading the protest against the El Khomri law. “As long as the government refuses to discuss, there are risks that the mobilization is increasing,” said the union leader was at the height of the protest movement. He even threatened a “strike spread everywhere, in all areas” for the government to withdraw the draft.
“Philippe Martinez, the man who wants to put France knees
● the confrontation Philippe Martinez against the outstretched hand of Laurent Berger
in April, at the Marseille conference, Philippe Martinez turned his back to the CFDT. The secretary general of the CGT spoke of “the mistake we made in recent years in promoting Perhaps our relations with the CFDT at the time of the agreement and the law on representativeness.”
“the CGT honor finger and CFDT unions gathered
Although Laurent Berger did not appreciate the criticism unleashed against his union at the Congress, he recently spoke to Philippe Martinez: “Let the contents of this law [work], tell me which poses problem to you.” “If that’s why business negotiation Business negotiation pose you problems while including your teams are doing this business negotiation in many areas. Tell me why we should be afraid of our own activists in companies that are able to know what is good for employees, and whether to engage in agreements when necessary, “Has -he said. “I hope this debate, and I do not despair of having Philippe soon”, recently launched the general secretary of the CFDT.
● Two different visions of unionism
a discussion promises to be lively as the disagreement between the two men is total: the one and the other are two different visions of unionism that explain their respective positions
Laurent Berger, the doctrine. social heritage of the Church
Laurent Berger remains marked by the social doctrine of the Church, even though the CFDT CFTC is separated from the (Christian) since 1964. According to him, employers and trade unions can negotiate favorable compromise at all and field workers are able to find the most appropriate solutions to reality. That’s why the CFDT supports the bill work, including Article 2, which gives primacy to enterprise agreements.
In fact, the son of a child care assistant and a worker of Atlantic shipyards, Laurent Berger was secretary general of the Young Christian Workers for two years before being elected general secretary of the regional union CFDT. He was then elected deputy secretary general and secretary general of the CFDT in November 2012.
The Marxist vision of Philippe Martinez
Philippe Martinez has a different vision of unionism, that of Marxism of the “class struggle” and subordination. He opted for radicalization: he participated in all demonstrations against the Labour Law and was even made to photograph throwing a tire in an inferno
“I am from a family. activists. But I took the time to read, observe before choosing my commitment. I joined the CGT in 1984, two years after my arrival at Renault because it matched my values of solidarity, brotherhood, militancy and anti-racism “, recently said the union representative. He began his career as a technician at Renault in 1982. Former steelworker climbed the steps one after the other before arriving at the head of the CGT in February 2015 and then to take the lead in April.
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