The secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez. – Jacques Witt / SIPA
The Secretary General of the CGT Philippe Martinez “warns” the government against the “anger” which he says animates the country after ten months of health crisis, announcing mobilizations in an interview with
Sunday Newspaper . “This is why we have already planned mobilizations by the end of January: the 20 in education, the 26 in energy, but also against site closures and for better salaries, ”he adds.
Noting that opposition to the law against comprehensive security has led to demonstrations “Important despite everything”, despite the health situation due to the Covid epidemic , he believes that “when employees are determined, nothing is impossible”. He therefore refers to “interprofessional events, with youth organizations, the FSU or even Solidaires” and recalls that the CGT, among others, “sued a decree which recently authorized the creation of a file listing in particular the activities activists ”.
Philippe Martinez will be vaccinated
For Philippe Martinez, the epidemic has “highlighted the evils that have been pointed out for a long time already: the saturation of hospitals, the precariousness of employment, the absence of conditionality to public aid ”. He therefore asks the government not to relaunch the pension reform. “If to reduce poverty, restore purchasing power and safeguard employment, the government considers that the only solution remains to reform pensions, it is playing with fire and making a risky bet. Very risky, ”he warns.
While the vaccination campaign began a week ago in France, the secretary general of the CGT recalls that the choice to be vaccinated “belongs to everyone”. “Personally, I will,” he adds.