France: employers and union define a very busy social schedule for 2011

Following several bilateral meetings between the Medef employers’ organization and the five union federations (CGT, CFDT, CGT-FO, CFTC and CFE-CGC), and after an umpteenth 4-hour meeting at the Medef’s headquarters on Monday, January 10, 2011, employers and union organizations, except the CGT, finally agreed on their social schedule for 2011. “We’re very happy with the result” declared Benoît Roger-Vasselin, leader of the employers’ delegation. The CFDT, the CFTC, FO and the CFE-CGC also rejoiced with this schedule for 2011. For its part, the CGT said it was “disappointed” in this text which “has nothing to do with a social schedule with regard to employees’ expectations,” according to its representatives, Michel Doneddu.  Thus, the CGT will assess “on a case by case basis” whether its presence is useful for coming negotiations.
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elegation. The CFDT, the CFTC, FO and the CFE-CGC also rejoiced with this schedule for 2011. For its part, the CGT said it was “disappointed” in this text which “has nothing to do with a social schedule with regard to employees’ expectations,” according to its representatives, Michel Doneddu. Thus, the CGT will assess “on a case by case basis” whether its presence is useful for coming negotiations.

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