Paris (AFP)
The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, estimated Monday that it would be "madness" to initiate a pension reform before the presidential election of 2022, refusing, however, to "overreact" while the executive did not not yet presented his project.
"This is not the time (...). We have continued to say what we have been saying for months, there is no room for a peaceful debate around the question of pensions before the presidential election. whatever option is chosen, it would appear totally flammable, "Berger told AFP.
"The time has come for the resumption, for the repair of the ordeal that we have gone through, from which not everyone comes out unscathed (...). There will be people who will stay by the side of the road; fatigue, weariness, sometimes anger. So it's not worth adding fuel to the fire, "said Berger.
Asked about the possible abandonment of the point-based pension system that the CFDT called for, Mr. Berger delayed, claiming to have "sources who (him) say that there is nothing arbitrary".
"Now everyone will assume their share of responsibility. A purely parametric approach is an approach that would not suit us at all, everyone knows it," said the boss of the reformist union.
Originally conceived as one of the great reforms of Emmanuel Macron's presidency, the overhaul of the pension system was interrupted in early 2020 by the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, after having provoked major social movements .
Last week, the President of the Republic relaunched the subject, judging that the reform could not be resumed "as is" but warning that he would not hesitate to make "difficult" decisions between now and the election. presidential election of spring 2022.
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