The first out of the InterUnion is death said a trade unionist

Toulouse, the capital of social protest. With only 8,000 to 10,000 demonstrators, the Pink City, high place of resistance to reform universities Pécresse, yet made leader figure, yesterday for the fourth day of action this time ci decentralized to the call of the eight trade union confederations. And, for cause, if various local initiatives have been many, they did not put the country in turmoil, far from it. Even the disruption in transport were still more limited than expected, including the SNCF.

The Government and employers yet kept shouting victory, both the social calm that seems to be back after a peak of conflict remains fragile. At the Medef, on the eve of the meeting, this afternoon, with the unions to set the agenda for the next social negotiations, it was noted the willingness to resume a dialogue with them and the existence of at least one item common: the concern about the crisis and the will to act. Employers is not closed to discussion centred on the employment crisis requested by power plants.

Last until re-entry

For their part, the CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC, the GSC, the FSU, the Unsa and solidarity, which had prepared the opinion to a mixed of their day, success played it modest yesterday, at their joint press conference. If they asserted their desire to see other topics that those employers enrolled in the program of the social agenda, the time was not warring statements. It was to show their determination to continue the movement in unity industrial priorities defined in the Declaration of a page negotiated shortly before midnight Monday. With a purpose: last not only until 13 June, date of the next mobilization for which they will not be entitled to the error, but to the re-entry.

Despite this, FO was heard once again a different music, yesterday. Then that solidarity, which is also partisan, there did not reference, his representative, Michèle Biaggi, recalled that his organization was proposing a general strike. It also held to clarify that "this is not because there is an Inter-Union incorporated several months that it will be the mode of operation in the future". It is true that, in FO, Jean-Claude Mailly strategy is challenged. The Trotskyists of the independent labour party and the departmental union officials have said high and strong the last national confederal Committee.

"Making concessions."

But, beyond this posture, Marcel Grignard, number two of the CFDT, citing the emphasis on the minimum wage, which is not a priority for the Organization but figure at the top of the list of the Inter-Union claims, well summarized the general point of view: "In the mobilization in short, Trade Union Unity is a necessity which means to make concessions." The confederations are also sentenced to agree, because the fact that the political opposition is both broken and without strategy imposes a face-to-face with employers but also the Government. Now under criteria of hearing, they must show that they are able to overcome partisan squabbles instead of the opposition. And even if the Executive dredge one or the other (most recently FO on the extension of pension equivalent allowance and compensation for internships), his actions are not (yet) enough to break the circle. "The first out of the Inter-Union is death," said a trade unionist.