Decoding
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Collective bargaining: the stakes of a "social spring
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On 31 January, during a "RTL-Le Monde" programme, Philippe Martinez, the CGT General Secretary, declared: "I want a social spring". He also asked for a ban on redundancies until the health crisis was over.
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State/Business/Trade Unions: all in the same boat
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By Michel Ghazal. Faced with the economic and social tsunami looming in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, all the social partners are in the same boat.
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What do the Greek debt, the Iranian nuclear issue, the influx of migrants into Europe, the fight against Daech and the COP 21 have in common?
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All of these issues that have dominated international relations since the beginning of the summer have one thing in common: the negotiations to address them are multilateral.
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Pensions: what are the ways out of this crisis from the top?
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Par Michel Ghazal En matière de stratégie de la décision et de gestion de conflits, Mazarin conseillait : « Si tu décides de promulguer de nouvelles lois, commence par en démontrer l’impérieuse nécessité à un conseil de sages, et mets au point cette réforme avec eux.
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Pension reform: the test of strength is on
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Par Michel Ghazal Qu’il s’agisse de la CGT, de Sud ou de l’Unsa à la SNCF ou bien des 3 syndicats représentatifs à la RATP (UNSA, CGT et CGC), tous sont vent debout pour faire reculer le gouvernement sur son projet de réforme des retraites. Quand bien même tout le monde est d’accord sur le…
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Avoid making this mistake in negotiations
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Depuis sa prise de fonction, Boris Johnson a brandi ce qu’il ferait si l’Union Européenne refusait de renégocier l’accord conclu avec Theresa May : une sortie avec un « no deal » le 31 octobre. Le litige porte plus particulièrement sur un point : le « filet de sécurité » destiné à protéger l’Europe des…
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What do Theresa May and the EU, the EU and Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and the Gilets Jaunes have in common?
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The Harvard approach called "The Mutual Gains Strategy" teaches us that a key condition for the success of any negotiation is to have a good alternative to a negotiated agreement (MESORE) before it starts.
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Why did 10 billion in concessions not stop the Yellow Vests crisis?
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Faced with an unprecedented movement, President Macron and his government, disoriented and forced to act, finally gave in on the first demands on 10 December: abandonment of the tax on fuel, cancellation of the CSG increase
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Brexit: why can't Europe say it's their problem?
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For weeks now, the question of extending the deadline for Brexit has been on the table. After an initial postponement accepted until 12 April, but which did not enable the UK to reach an agreement internally, Theresa May has been working hard to obtain a new deadline. Emmanuel Macron defended a...