The CGT federation met with public services minister, Christian Jacob, on 21 September. However, he only wanted to discuss talks about the technical aspects of negotiations on social and statutory rights and salaries with a view to proper multilateral meetings from the middle of November. The CGT found this unacceptable and all the more urgent that the 4 October demonstrations were widely supported.
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