(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL leaflet - To make the
government: a real strike! (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
Apart from the mobilization of youth against the CPE in 2006 that forced the government to
cancel a law passed yet, the two major trade union protests last twenty years are the
three-week strike in 1995 and scattered protests of 2010, all two opposing social
regression on retirement. The results of these two experiments is clear: the victorious
struggles are those that build a balance of power by the prolonged strike. ----
Half-victory in 1995 ... ---- After the retreat of private pensions imposed by Balladur in
1993, the government says Chirac in 1995 he can now tackle the pensions of civil servants
and public services. ---- But then three weeks of strikes and mass demonstrations, in
winter, allow the victory of public workers. The employee-es private remain largely
spectators sympathizers.
Journalists and union leaders then talk of a general strike by proxy the private sector.
Except that proxy does not work and private employees get no improvement ...
... The defeat of 2010!
In 2009/2010, Sarkozy feels strong and decides to hit at the same time the employee-es of
the public and the private. Spread over 14 months, ten days of action succeed against his
decision to retire at age 62.
Millions of working men and women, the private and the public find themselves united-es in
the street. The most combative sectors while organizing occasional blockages in the
transportation, industrial zones ... but only the refineries are renewed strike with
occupation.
Without union pulse to switch the millions of protesters in the strike, the vote of the
law establishes the victory of Sarkozy. Part of the union leaders then announced as
president in 2012 will play the second leg.
Indeed, Sarkozy is sanctioned but Holland continues the necessary austerity policies by
MEDEF ...
2015, the return of the strike?
Since the beginning of the year, despite a total media blackout, strikes are increasing
not only against dismissal but also for hiring or wages.
This renewed fighting opens new hope provided it does not get lost in the days of struggle
scattered: one day against Macron in April, another for supplementary pensions in June, a
third to the Labour Code in October and Christmas we are left to take stock of our failures!
In many areas, we heard the question of colleagues: "One day, what is it? ". The negative
experience of 2010 was of course in everyone's head.
So for the month of May, it is a week of strike to be built if we are to finally stop the
employers' offensive led by the PS.
Challenging? Maybe so.
Indispensable? Sure!
"But it's the crisis, there is no choice! "We repeat other colleagues. Indeed, as we get
bogged down in the crisis, the government and the bosses in chorus telling us that there
is no alternative to antisocial measures they impose on us. They repeat that we have to
tighten their belts, it takes effort, we have to accept austerity to regain "growth".
What they do not tell us is that these efforts are necessary to safeguard THEIR profits,
to keep up THEIR system.
For, on closer look, we produce already plenty of food and consumer goods useful for everyone.
Beyond the austerity measures, it therefore must be challenged in our struggles is the
organization and purpose of production.
Otherwise work to work all! Otherwise produce to meet the needs of all!
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Pour-faire-plier-le-gouvernement
