Day test for trade unions and the Government

Day test for trade unions and the Government. Each will be riveted on 170 planned processions today against the pension reform, the appeal of the intersyndicale (CGT, CFDT, Unsa, FSU, solidarity, CFTC). Trade unions are already at the foot of the wall: the extent of the mobilization will determine their ability to influence reform and organizing other actions before the summer. The Executive, which methodically prepared the opinion to the idea that an increase of the age is inevitable, will be able to measure the effectiveness of its strategy.

At the time of the first large arm of railway after "overheating" of March 23 and may 1, the unions displayed their determination. "There is no is played," hammer, but their concern is palpable. Very cautious in their forecast (they cite unofficially 1 million participants), they fear a participation mixed blessing, as FO and the GSC will not Parade (read here). Plants are hoping a "burst", now that the Executive has confirmed the end of the legal age of 60 years. According to a BVA survey published yesterday by "Les echos", a French two believes that the pension system can endure without this "social acquis". And many, prevents François Chérèque (CFDT), "have not yet integrated the consequences of this measure" (see below).

With officials, part of the troops seems won by resignation. Among teachers, participation should be lower than the 23 March (see page 3). Finally, disturbances will be very limited in transportation.

Oil on the fire

In this regard the note of the SNCF explaining to employees that they would not be affected before long reform ("Les Echos" of yesterday) sparked a controversy. The Ministry of labour stated that "the special schemes are in the field of reform." But it "will be implemented once their current reform (Editor's Note: as of 2007) completed."

Elysée poster in any case before serenity day of action, time obliged to reform which will draft, said. Nicolas Sarkozy did not hesitate these days to politicize the debate, or even to throw oil on the fire. He left his troops rule openly on the end of retirement at 60 years before the end of the consultations. Not question let pass the opportunity it offered Dominique Strauss-Kahn: in refusing to make the legal age a "dogma", DSK has demonstrated in hollow that the "left is ideological", welcomes you in the Elysee Palace, "while the right, it is pragmatic. While continuing to remain publicly - and until July - discreet on the record, probably Nicolas Sarkozy has also knowingly left filter a severe criticism of François Mitterrand. At a meeting of activists, he dropped a sentence which set fire to powder, yesterday, to the Assembly (see last page): "It must be remembered that it is François Mitterrand which lowered the age of retirement from 65 to 60 years." "Between it and the 35 hours, it would have fewer problems if the Socialists were abstained", was launched. "Should the debate be printed in the opinion, it is while he is cleaving", indicates a close. "This is not worthy of a President", Martine Aubry responded. Full storm on the euro, the head of State wants to mark the minds by this reform, which he had set aside in the 2007 campaign. But "the crisis, the most important that has known the France" is passed by there.

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