The government has to admit, in light of yesterday's protest, that this reform cannot be implemented in its current form. |
The main thing is that the contract not be applied. |
The president remains stuck on that invitation for dialogue that has no chance of success. |
There is new blood in this movement. |
They may be trying to lead us up the garden path right now. |
Tuesday can be a turning point. |
Tuesday can be a turning point. It's set to be a big day. It has to be a very big day. We've counted a very high number of calls for strike, higher than what we had at the peak of mobilization against pension reform in 2003. |
We are more than three million on the street. It is historic. It is unthinkable for the prime minister to stay fixed in his position. |
We are not going to allow the right of companies to fire at the snap of a finger to become entrenched in French law. We are not going to allow France to operate under the same rules as the socially most backward countries. |
We haven't yet convinced the prime minister to withdraw the C.P.E.. |
We know that what is at stake today is whether or not we put into question the whole of the work code. |
We tried to persuade him, one after another, of the scale of the crisis, and that there was no other possible response but to withdraw it. |
We will not allow it to be written in French law that workers can be laid off at a click of the fingers. |
We won't let the freedom of firing at whim install itself in French legislation. |
When all unions join together to bring a consistent message, there is a response and support from the population. |