The two records hammer are disconnected

Week very high tension in the public service. A few days after the announcement of the draft law on pensions, vilified by government officials, the Government will open time both negotiations very expected, contractual agents today and especially Friday, on the 2011-2013 wage evolution. After the announcement of an alignment by 2020 of contributions retired from the public on those of the private sector (7.85 to 10.55, i.e. 2.7 points), unions require that these increases, which will initiate the purchasing power of the agents, are offset by increases in the index point (the base of the calculation of the salary of officials).

But, at the risk of power Thursday against pensions mobilization, Eric Woerth, Minister of public service, and Georges Tron, his Secretary of State, already excluded it. The two records, hammer, are "disconnected." "Cannot not ask officials an effort, in the same way as all the French, and the catch up automatically in the aftermath.""The question of the contribution rate is not to raise in salary discussions, there is nothing to see," insisted Georges Tron, which points out that the only natural progression of wages (to seniority) will be sufficient to offset increases in assessment.

Three-year freeze envisaged

In a context of increased control of spending, the Executive is moving toward a firm position. Bercy and Matignon, voices to defend a gel pure and simple from the point of index until 2013, by reverting even on the increase of 0.5 to next July 1, which had been reintroduced the previous three-year negotiation. "The crisis is over here in the meantime", justifies. Eric Woerth and Georges Tron argue that the 0.5 increase to intervene as expected, for compliance with the commitments made. But they are firm on the period 2011-2013. In short, the idea of a three-year freeze is gaining ground. To put the pill, Executive insists on other targeted wage measures and plans to introduce a clause of "good fortune", which would leave the door open to acts to index for example against the evolution of growth in the negotiation.

A freeze on the value of the index point would obviously cause the ire of the unions, who are yet little illusions. Final arbitration does will be revealed that of the second session (the week of July 5 a priori). They will also depend on the degree of mobilization of officers tomorrow. Friday, the Rue de Grenelle should confine itself to take stock of the overall evolution of the purchasing power of the agents. According to his calculations, it has progressed, despite the crisis, in 2008 (of around 0.3) and 2009 ( 1). The Department will also confirm the announced development of individual merit awards and collective engagement by services and the redesign of the housing assistance and family benefits.

Today on the contractual discussions will be much less tense. The Executive excludes a massive establishment plan but promised a thorough review of the situation of the contractual 842.000 (read here). Georges Tron promises to "fix the ascertained defects": the CSD officers repeatedly should be offered Commission of public law.

The idea is not to return to the 2005 Act, which provides the CSD to IFA passage at the end of six years, but to ensure its proper application and to clarify and harmonise the conditions of use of contractors. Today's meeting should be a simple tour before the resumption of the discussions to the re-entry and their closing year.