But the minimum service Act makes it difficult

It is a decisive step towards the radicalization of the conflict on pensions. Yesterday, the majority unions of SNCF (CGT, Unsa, South-rail, CFDT-Fgaac) filed a notice of strike extendable from Tuesday, interprofessional day strike and demonstrations. At the centre of the game, Didier the rest, leader of the CGT railwaymen, explains that "the idea is to contribute to a powerful movement 12", and "create the conditions for personal meet as early as 13 in the morning in an AG" to decide on the continuation, or not, of the strike. "There is more than possible reverse." "If we want to roll back the Government, must be without a renewable strike", said Bruno Duchemin (CFDT-FGAAC). Usually more measured, the Unsa marks its determination: "That you win or you lose, railwaymen we have not forgiven not resort to a movement" long term, explains Jean - Daniel Bigarne.

The Government is accused: unlimited notice having already deposited in the RATP (CGT, Unsa, FO, South) and in urban transport in the major cities (by the CGT, 12 to October 30), the door is now wide open extendible strikes in the transport. With the prospect of "hold" until a likely new day of demonstrations, Saturday, 16 ("Les Echos" from October 5).

Effect spread hoped

Is the threat credible The Executive is not overly worried. "These are calls to renewable, not unlimited strikes," note in the Elysee Palace. They are not renewed if employees decide. "A way to put in doubt the real motivation of the CGT. September 23 square strike had been only moderately followed in transport, but unions claimed then keep forces in October. At the SNCF, the CGT is surveyed thousands of employees, most ready to do battle. But the minimum service Act makes it difficult. Tensions on the purchasing power could also initiate the determination, as the heavy conflict of April, launched for nothing, has already weighed on portfolios. And morale.

Federations of transport hope in any case that their approach will inspire other sectors. They have warned: their troops are ready to serve as "locomotives" popular challenge but refuse to wear only the weight too long. "The stain of oil will be determined as early as October 12, other sectors like trade should join us," provides Gilbert Garrel, successor announced Didier the rest at the head of the CGT railwaymen.

At this point, renewable calls were also launched in France television, in ports and docks, sailors and Total refinery (read here). Chemistry and metallurgy, other protest bastions of the CGT conducive to radicalization, companies could follow. Above all, yesterday, powerful Federation CGT-energy, ultramajoritaire at EDF, announced it wanted to file a notice of unlimited strike in 140 electric and gas companies. This multiplication of appeals begins to worry about the more reformist plants. CFDT in mind, they fear that too marked radicalization them would lose the support of opinion, earned in those months. The position of Bernard Thibault is also complicated: the leader CGT, anxious not to lose control of the movement, must take his troops without giving them sense of disallow them or restrain them. The Elysee put in excessive tension on the meaning of the "responsibility" s of large power plants. The CGT control events, are estimated. Even if the risk of being overtaken by the base cannot be ruled out.

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