The CFDT “very disappointed and very upset” by the framing letter sent by the government

The government wants to save on unemployment insurance again. Nevertheless, He asked social parties to find common ground by November. For example,

“The very disappointed and very upset CFDT.” The secretary of the CFDT Olivier Guivarc’h does not hide his anger on Sunday cfdt “very disappointed very upset” August 10 on Franceinfo. He does not understand the will of the government “To renegotiate” unemployment insurance compensation rules while “We come out of negotiations. and we are committed to an agreement which sets the compensation rules until 2028”.

The government sent a “Framing letter” to the social partners on unemployment insurance. It sets the objective of reaching “2 to 2.5 billion euros” Savings per year from 2026 to 2029. This new reform comes when the social partners concluded an agreement in November 2024. with new rules for four years, mostly entered on April 1 of this year.

For the national secretary of the CFDT. the agreement concluded in 2024 is a “balance” found between unions and employers’ organizations, and “Nothing justifies that the government asks to renegotiate six months later, or even a year later”. Pour OLivier Guivarc’h, this government request “Looks like a denial of social democracy”.

According cfdt “very disappointed very upset” to him. beyond the lack of respect for social democracy, this will of the government is “Completely unjustified from an economic point of view, insofar as stigmatizing job seekers, tightening the screws, it is not a job policy and it does not bring a drop in unemployment.” He recalls that “Unemployment insurance has already contributed very strongly, for several years”, with “24 billion euros in drop in spending”.

“Unemployment insurance must continue to exist to ensure a replacement income for job seekers who have involuntarily lost their job. stigmatized, aggravated”defends the trade unionist. “Precariousness does not solve anything. It is economically and socially unjustified.” Olivier Guivarc’h indicates that the decision to participate in the negotiations will be “Taken collectively during the month of September. probably during the first half”because for the time being, “We are in the middle of the summer”.