After the demonstration of June 20, which brought together 80,000 people, the socialist union wants to continue to put pressure on the government to obtain the revision of the 1996 law on the competitiveness of companies which restricts wage increases.
In mid-September, the FGTB also aims to present a list of demands as a union common front. It targets, among other things, the 1996 law, as reformed by the Michel government and which the De Croo government has not planned to review, the liberals being firmly opposed to it. The well-being envelope is also in the line of sight, that is to say the budget planned to revalue social allowances and whose distribution is entrusted to the social partners. If they cannot agree, it is up to the government to regain control.
” Go fast ”
However, according to the FGTB, the employers’ organizations linked it to the negotiation of the Interprofessional Agreement. In other words, the unions are not expecting an agreement by the scheduled deadline of September 15.
“We want to go fast. With a protest on June 20 of at least 80,000 people, we could not go unanswered,” Bodson said.