Laurent Berger's red line on pension reform is clear.

Raising the starting age to 65, "it's niet", indeed says in the

Journal du Dimanche

the secretary general of the CFDT.

In addition, if the first French union will participate well in the consultations with the government, “the dialogue will have to be open and loyal”.

The week that opens will be punctuated by an inter-union meeting on Monday and another with the Minister of Labor a few days later.

"There are many subjects on which we have proposals such as the minimum contributory, the hardship, the employment of seniors... But the 65 years, we will fight them", warns Laurent Berger.

Stop “taking the French for idiots”

“Today, the age factor no longer makes much sense: employees leave on average at 63.1 years old.

Going back to 65 is a brutal measure” and “there is no question of arguing with a gun to your head”.

For him, we must stop “taking the French for idiots.

The risk of budgetary imbalance linked to the baby boom has been brought under control”.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced Thursday that a consultation on pension reform would begin the following week with the social partners, with a view to a bill which must be adopted "before the end of winter".

A tight schedule, but still less than the hypothesis of an amendment to the Social Security budget, which had provoked an outcry from the unions.

This new consultation on pensions was favorably received by the unions, unanimously opposed to a "forced transition" this fall.

However, they said they now expect the executive to show “loyalty”.

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The CFDT will also continue to participate in the National Council for Refoundation (CNR), initiated by Emmanuel Macron.

And “like all the other unions”, the CFDT will not take part in the march against the high cost of living on October 16, organized by LFI, the PS, EELV, and other organizations.

Because, according to the head of the CFDT, "we must not confuse political approach and trade union action".

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