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30 euros but 6 actions Beni Stabili in MayJune figures lead to double the assessmentJuly 31 Alstom will replace Thales in the CAC 40Election period is more synonymous with social truceAccording to counsel the Germany is no need to take any decision on what either todayWhen he called me I only had never met himEquality of opportunity it is also work for allThus the unemployment rate has dropped to 7Deliberate provocation the law requiring local authorities to balance their budgetsIf the original is fuzzy the photocopy will be blurredThe industrial election is in the viewfinder of the Ministry of labour. Nothing is definitively arbitrated, but the idea to delete this poll introduced in 1979 was seriously its path. Despite the efforts deployed end of 2008, the last edition (vote by correspondence and Internet television campaign, etc.), forbearance still grew, reaching the record level of 74.5 in the College employees. The flop too, said the Executive, which also considers the Organization of the election too heavy and expensive ( 95 million in 2008). To prepare the ground for deletion, the Department has commissioned a report the Councillor of State Jacky Richard, who now consult the Higher Council of Prud'homme (CSP) before making his final start March copy.
Reform of the representativeness
Two tracks are being considered to create an alternative mode of designation of paid advisors. The first is based on the reform of Union representativeness, which must enter fully into force in 2013, a schedule that coincides with the next industrial election. Each Union would be given a number of seats proportional to its representativeness and designate himself his advisors. This approach would have the merit of coherence, but the difficulties of the Executive to build a reliable measure of representativeness (lifts of the results of professional election problems) the make it dangerous in opening the door to legal challenges. The other runway also raises questions. Jacky Richard proposes that consultants are designated by a College of "voters" (RFP) staff representatives and elected representatives in works councils (EC). Problem: this would exclude the 4 millions of employees of companies of less than 11 employees, RFP and then one point quite fatal for the Ministry of labour. However, this system could be retained on a transitional basis in 2013, the time of "boilerplate" the reform of the representativeness.
Tactical positions of trade unions
In addition to these technical difficulties the opposition of unions, favourable to a continuation of the vote in the State. "Remove the election weaken industrial institution by questioning the legitimacy of advisors", explains Bernard Augier (CGT), Member of the CSP. Only the CFDT represents the end of the election, which it deems "obsolete". These positions are also tactical. FO, CFTC and GSC found a way to remind their opposition to the reform of representativeness. The CGT, she afraid to lose seats by changing system both she enjoys to the tribunals of a "bonus to Fame" and is directed scores higher (from 3 to 4) in professional elections. The CFDT is in the converse situation and therefore has an interest in change.
The question now is whether, in the current climate, the Government is ready to open a new front with the unions. The risk is fairly limited both the question are little interested in public opinion and would be obscured by other issues, such as pension reform. The removal of the poll would also a direct consequence which would not not like unions: it would put on the table the issue of employer representative, should be well measure to designate the labor management consultants. The Richard report should that touched it, but the subject begins to slowly but surely.
