Unitary parade of the 3 unions: CGT, CFDT and FEN on 1 May 83 in Paris. Interviews with Edmond MAIRE, Secretary General CFDT, Henri KRASUCKI, Secretary General CGT and Anicet LE PORS, Secretary of State Civil Service. Release leaflets of Solidarnosc activists.
For the first time since the Liberation, the 8 French unions marched together. The participants' concerns are crisis and unemployment. Interview Bernard VAN CRAEYNEST, President of the CFE CGC: "All the trade union organisations, whatever our differences of thought, of approaches to problems, are sufficiently united to meet the expectations of employees". Interview François CHEREQUE, secretary of the CFDT: "There will be a follow-up to this movement. As always the unions will find a solution together and if there are any who are worried about a union division, I want to reassure them". Interview Annick COUPÉ, from Sud Solidaires: "We think we need a new date in May as soon as possible, a national interprofessional date and for us it must be a call for a general interprofessional strike". Interview Martine AUBRY, first secretary of the PS: "The left would have no sense if it were not there to say that the policy of Nicolas Sarkozy, which will celebrate its second anniversary next week, is economic inefficiency, we are sinking into recession, but it is above all social injustice". Interview Marie George BUFFET, national secretary of the PCF: "Since 29 January the social movement does not weaken and remains united, it means that there is a strong anger in this country".
Défilé du 1er Mai. André MAIRE (CFDT) et Georges SEGUY (CGT) défilent côte à côte à Paris, ils n'étaient pas apparu publiquement ensemble depuis un an et demi. Interview d'André MAIRE "L'unité d'action doit se renforcer". Interview Georges SEGUY qui parle de la défense des libertés, "ce qui justifie que les organisations syndicales en dépit des problèmes qu'elles peuvent avoir entre elles, réagissent dans l'unité".
For the first time in union history the eight organizations launched a unitary appeal on Labour Day. Comment on images of the Parisian procession interspersed by the remarks of some demonstrators and the brief interviews of Jean-Claude MAILLY, Secretary General of FO; Bernard THIBAULT, Secretary General of the CGT.
Unitary demonstration for trade unions and political movements throughout France. Interviews in Paris of Jean-René MASSON, national secretary CFDT and Jacques MAIRE, departmental secretary F.O and Louis VIANNET general secretary CGT. ITW of an activist "I am very happy with the Union". Images of events in Lyon, Strasbourg. Nicole NOTAT (CFDT) parades in Ancenis near Nantes
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