Overview

• Sophie Binet says the CGT will meet the prime minister only after the Oct. 2 nationwide action and on the basis of a renewed balance of power.
• The intersyndicale deemed the Sept. 24 meeting at Matignon unproductive and called the Oct. 2 strike day after a large Sept. 18 turnout they cited at about 500,000.
• Sébastien Lecornu signals he will receive union leaders again and has requested concrete proposals on work and social protection.
• Union demands include scrapping the Bayrou savings measures such as the planned pause on benefit indexation, the doubling of medical co‑payments, and a new unemployment reform, as well as reversing the pension age move to 64 and taxing major fortunes and top incomes.
• Binet says pressure will continue through December’s parliamentary debates, while reports from Matignon suggest hopes of drawing the CFDT toward a more moderate stance.