COSPAR will not sign an agreement under pressure that do not satisfy the general population. The group will advance against his proposals, and calls for the largest mobilization tomorrow in Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre.
"We find that the extension of the agreement is now called into question in Martinique and Guadeloupe, we do not want the same thing in Reunion," says the voice of COSPAR's spokesman, Ivan Hoarau . (Photo Imaz Press Meeting)
"This agreement is too vague and too unbalanced. We will not sign anything, "said Jean-Pierre Rivière, the CFDT general secretary at the press conference of COSPAR (Collective labor organizations, political associations and Reunion) on Tuesday afternoon March 17, 2009 at head of the CFDT.
Apart from the freezing of rents in public housing, no part of the agreement is satisfactory to the members of COSPAR. They think already to cons-proposals. They will then approach the negotiation partners. Meanwhile, the group is calling for a "massive" for Thursday, March 19, the day of national protest.
"We are in no hurry to sign this agreement," said Ivan Hoareau, Secretary General at the CGTR in response to "the willingness of the prefect and employers to move quickly with respect to wages." For the leader union, "it can not be any wage agreement in three meetings. This is a pay scale to be revised. "COSPAR request, again, to local governments to" support a salary increase of its staff. "
"Less than 2 euros a day"
He recalled that "50 euros per month, less than 2 euros per day. It means nothing to the big bosses. We can not sign an agreement that benefits the supermarkets and big bosses. "Another problem mentioned, that of extending the agreement with the MEDEF to all businesses." We find that the extension of the Agreement is now challenged in Martinique and Guadeloupe, we do not want the same thing in Reunion, "added the spokesman of the group.
Jean-Hugues Ratenon, president of Agir Pou All Nut, has in turn responded by dropping prices on a "rolling stop us" towards the supermarkets. "We get a 5% drop in the price of rice and 14% on the brush. What do we need? "He quips. Describing the overall agreement of "unsatisfactory", he said that "operations communications will multiply if this continues." "How is it possible that in Martinique, we can reach agreement on 400 products and not here," he was asked.
And the poorest?
Other matters, social minima, claims students, including scholarships, and gas prices and fuel. On minimum income, "no progress" is noted. "The prefect camp on the outstanding annual premium of 200 euros. This is unacceptable. The minimum incomes and minimum age are the most disadvantaged populations, "denounced Fabrice Tandrayen, president of the ARPA (Association Reunion of the elderly).
Faced with all these "deficiencies", Jean-Pierre Riviere said that "against-proposals will soon be subject to the partners." He also called again for the mobilization of the event Thursday, March 19, 2009. Two events are planned tomorrow at 9 am. The one in Saint-Denis, starting with the small market, the other in Saint-Pierre, starting from the Town Hall. At Saint-Denis, the parade will pass through the pedestrian street in Paris and ends in front of the Prefecture.
COSPAR hopes "there will be no overflow." To this end, a meeting is scheduled today at 11 am with the sub-prefect of Saint-Pierre, in charge of security. In addition, the group should strengthen its security service. To the question of the possible risk of overflows, Ivan Hoareau said, "we are not responsible for the social situation in Reunion. This is the result of social frustration. This is the prefect to take responsibility. "
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