“A few euros more on the minimum wage” will not make social anger disappear, warns Sophie Binet

A few hours before the social conference organized by the Prime Minister, the CGT is putting pressure on the executive. Yes to an increase in the minimum wage but not by a few euros, essentially warns the union center. “The anger is not going to disappear because the government would have announced a few euros more to the minimum wage,” warned number one Sophie Binet.

A response to the figure of an increase of 23 euros net which has been circulating for several days. “The mandatory revaluation on January 1 would have been around 18 euros. So it’s only five euros more,” she explains.

His organization, for its part, is asking for an increase of 150 euros net. She also says she expects a broader response to the expectations of workers and high school students. If she assures that “negotiation is possible”, she warns that “as long as the demands are not met, we will continue to mobilize”.

Asked about the cost for businesses of such a measure, the Secretary General brushed aside any risk for the economy. On the contrary, “the increase in the minimum wage is a good thing for the economy,” she assured. This should indeed make it possible to revive consumption, and therefore growth.

Besides, the news proves her right, she believes. If France is today on the verge of recession, “it’s because people don’t consume enough”. “Spit in the face” Sophie Binet also highlighted the situation of civil servants.

Considering that the increase in the minimum wage was not sufficient, she again demanded an increase in the index point. “Let the State start to sweep its own door,” underlined the trade unionist. She was also upset that their representatives were not invited to the social conference this Monday.

A behavior that she did not hesitate to describe as “spitting in the face of public officials”. Asked about possible support for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Sophie Binet preferred to kick in. Certainly the France Insoumise program, revealed a few days ago, contains “demands from the CGT”, she admitted.

Before adding that “it was logical for a left-wing party to take up the demands of workers”. This is therefore the case for LFI, but not the only one. “I see others,” interrupted Sophie Binet, without mentioning them.

Machine-translated from French