On the night of Thursday to Friday, an agreement called the "Jacques Bino ', named after the union shot dead last week, providing an increase of 200 euros for lower wages, was signed between the LKP collective Inter-State and but without the MEDEF. The "inter-regional agreement" provides that employees earning up to 1.4 times the minimum wage increase will affect 200 euros, synonymous with an increase of 6%, "at least". Beyond 1.6 times the minimum wage, an increase of "a minimum of 3%" is planned, said Elie Domota. For low wages, the first year, the state will 100 euros of the 200 planned, 50 euros from the local government (council and regional council) and 50 euros companies. In three years, the latter shall take all their dependents. This arrangement with the State similar to "a first step," Elie Domota welcomed.
The general strike continued
However, the MEDEF employers' organizations and seven others refused to sign the agreement because of a "climate of intimidation and violence" maintained their view by the LKP, leading the mobilization for over a month the island. The President of the MEDEF local, Willy Angele, Elie Domota accused of having "jumped over the table to come and hit him." About one tempered by the prefect Nicolas Desforges: "At no time, security was at stake" and "Three policemen were interposed RAID."
While a crisis seems to be emerging, the LKP does not currently call for the end of the general strike in that discussions are continuing. They should resume in the day at 14 am local time (19 hours in Paris). "We have an appointment with the warden to negotiate on various issues," including "declining prices of essentials, water and transport." "We are in a fight," Elie Domota insisted. Max Évariste of Workers' Force, another leader of the LKP, was more optimistic about the crisis. "Logically, it should result in a return to work quickly because we have other matters to do," he says.
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