Nevertheless these developments are so far slow very slow

It was not written that the 48th Congress of the CGT, which begins today in Lille, gives the smile Bernard Thibault, its Secretary-General. If there was no victory in the crisis of the CPE, he should have to justify fighting lost on pensions, the insurance-disease, EDF and GDF. Its conservative wing have reminded him the slap received at the European referendum, after which he had failed to resign. Each, in three days, would have a balance mixed this imposed on appointment and would have seen him as a review of passage passed narrowly.

The decline in open field right on the contract first hiring Exchange course the gives. It is crowned the success of the strongest events that the France was known for a long time that Bernard Thibault presents his troops. To the extent which is unpublished, the front Union is remained United for three months, the trophy is even more beautiful than in 1995. The issue being the less time, they are resistance of the supporters of the hardliners of the direction to be followed closely by the experts, who décrypteront vocabulary landslides and messages between the lines. And each will salute to the efforts of the Secretary-General for the CGT.

But the question is specifically asked: six years after his 1999 election, Bernard Thibault he promises announced renewal, Word preferred, taboo of reformism Obviously, the answer is disappointing. "The CGT is a thirty tons, it takes time to move," had launched Louis Viannet, at the time of pass the reins. Heavy weight has probably moved but slower that the landscape that surrounds it and which saw a new economic revolution.

It is not question, of course, turn a blind eye on the changes of recent years. Links with the PC have been cut. Will a little more interest in the deserts of militancy (SME, services) to the historical bastions (public services) was constantly asserted. Distances have been taken with the anachronistic strikes (SNCM...). Not to mention that, on the ground, local officials are sometimes more pragmatic than the speech of the Summit the suggests.

Nevertheless, these developments are so far slow, very slow. In his first speech of General Secretary Bernard Thibault announced that his action would result in four words: "Challenge, mobilization, proposal and negotiation." On the first two, it had been delivered. The third is however still much tentatively implemented: to take as an example, the concept to the mode of professional social security remains vague. Finally and most importantly, the CGT, which has never or almost signed an agreement at the national level, seems to live as a revolution the idea that negotiations could be concluded by a compromise. But banal idea for most of the unions in the world which merely not only to exercise their power to say no!

Bernard Thibault has chosen to manage its organization with great caution, as seen with its reform of the mode of distribution of contributions, under debate for several years. Refusing to impose his authority, he prefers advance, internally and externally, by playing the "force report". Now that it is favourable to the CGT, there any latitude, during his third term, to show if it really wishes to adapt it to the relevant to the employees of today fighting. Renewal is not only said it proves. Deeds.