French Unions Call to Strike

By Prensa Latina,

Paris : Three French union of the public sector called o Thursday to a week of actions in June, against reduction of jobs and a bill about mobility of officials.


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The General Workers’ Confederation, the FSU (Unitary Union Federation) and a solidarity group issued a communique, complaining about absence of government response to the strike on May 15.

They also said they just announced an unacceptable questioning of the right to strike in education and the Public Service.

Workers’ organizations also called to a week of mobilization, from June 9-13.

They have planned a general demonstration on June 10, characterized by huge strikes and strong protests.

Unions criticized in the text the new measures the government will present in the RGPP (General Review of the Public Policies).

The RGPP essential objective is to facilitate massive suppressions of jobs, between 35,000 and 40,000 posts in a year, they said.

Besides, they warned that the bill about officials’ mobility that will be analyzed by the National Assembly, starting in June, will have bad consequences for the sector.

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