It already gives the color to what will be its mandate

It could not find more hot contexte. While the failure of wage negotiations and the vote of the carbon tax just pace news of road transport, the FNTR - one of the two major labour unions of the sector - is today and tomorrow its annual congrès. For the occasion, the National Federation of hauliers will change its mode of governance, by renouncing the bicephalous direction put in place in 2006. Co-Chair depuis then, Patrick Vermot-Desroches is not and leaves Jean-Christophe Pic - elected last year - alone at the head of the employers Union. It already gives the color to what will be its mandate. "My priority is to raise awareness that our sector is made up of responsible business, and that it must stop using every subterfuge - including the Green crusade - for tax," argued the leader. This spade is aimed directly at the carbon tax, which was passed in the weekend last by members. Initially, she should not rest on the shoulders of the road, but on those of their Chargers. The Government finalement reviewed completely its copy, to weigh the tax on carriers directly. With but a development of importance, since the latter will benefit from an exemption of 35 for at least four years. A rebate yet found "contemptuous and provocative" by FNTR and the other large employer Union TLF, demanding a discount of 75 as farmers or the pêcheurs.

Mobilization for November 2

"Did we not visibility over time on this exemption", explains Jean-Christophe Pic, which considers that "the carbon tax as it was designed is for nothing." "The France is only 1 of CO2 emissions on the planet, and on this figure, the road transport of goods is only 4." "Talk about ecological measure has therefore no sense", considers Chairman of FNTR. He argues that the carbon tax is applied at a European level, or even that it is offset by a decrease in charges on labour in the hexagon framework.

Another file, workers unions announced prepare a "mobilization" for the November 2, after the ultimate failure in the negotiations of domestic wage ("Les Echos" of yesterday). The announcement moves little Jean-Christophe Pic: "an increasingly greater gap between the unions and the drivers, whose main concern is that if businesses will be able to survive", says the leader. This context is put forward by the FNTR to deny - in contrast to TLF - any increase in wages in 2009. TLF allows to hold these positions because it has many companies mail - much less impacted by increases in wages among its members. ". "For our member companies, it would be irresponsible to advocate for increases, while you should still save 2,000 bankruptcies in the sector this year," said Jean-Christophe Pic. Only a possible recovery in the first half of 2010 would do return to the negotiating table, with however the requirement that "discussions on the cost of the work be initiated in parallel with the Government." "If it does not reduce the differential competitiveness with our European neighbours, the French pavilion will disappear," provides the leader.