Tag: CGT
who is the new boss of the CGT?
Sophie Binet is the new general secretary of the CGT. The trade unionist is the first woman but also one of the rare executives to take the head of the…
Sophie Binet elected head of the CGT
So far responsible for the executives’ union, Sophie Binet was elected Friday general secretary of the CGT to replace Philippe Martinez at the 53rd confederal congress of the central trade…
CGT, the underside of the congress: war for the throne, nervous breakdowns and betrayals
It’s a Hitchcockian thriller. The scene is set: the closed door of a conclave, nervous breakdowns, annealed hatreds, personal ambitions and quarrels of chapel. Everything is in place so that…
Pensions: 740,000 demonstrators according to the police, more than 2 million according to the CGT
Five days after a burst of participation, the tenth day of demonstration against the pension reform brought together, this Tuesday, March 28, significantly fewer people than on the day of…
Succession war at the CGT: how Bernard Thibault had missed his exit
For seven decades, our newspaper has covered and analyzed all the highlights of our contemporary history between decolonization, the Cold War, European construction, the advent of the Fifth Republic… It…
successor to Philippe Martinez at the CGT?
The 53rd Congress of the CGT will take place from March 27 to 31, and it will designate the replacement for Philippe Martinez at the head of the union. If…
Pensions: 1.08 million demonstrators in France according to the police, 3.5 million according to the CGT
Emmanuel Macron’s intervention did nothing to appease: the ninth day of strikes and demonstrations against the pension reform saw a clear rebound in participation. A total of 1.08 million people…
Céline Verzeletti (CGT): “The battle is not over” concerning pension reform
A new day of mobilization is scheduled for March 15, the day when the pension reform project will go to the joint joint committee. Boris Vallaud, president of the socialist…
Pension reform: 963,000 demonstrators according to the authorities, “more than 2.5 million” for the CGT
Several demonstrations organized throughout France against the pension reform project brought together, this Saturday, February 11, between “more than 2.5 million” (CGT) and 963,000 people (Ministry of the Interior), a…
Marie Buisson (CGT): we are going to “raise the balance of power to push back the government”
Marie Buisson, contender for the succession of Philippe Martinez at the head of the CGT, is this Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the guest of the morning of RFI. The day…