The Minister Delegate for Tourism Olivia Grégoire asked to respect “all the work done by the economic actors of the mountain” in response to the strike by the ski lift unions.
A call “to everyone’s responsibility”. Several strikes are planned by unions for the next few weeks to protest against the pension reform carried out by the government. Among them, a renewable strike notice was filed for January 31 by ski lift unions, ie at the approach of the winter holidays.
Guest this Tuesday on France Blue Country of SavoyOlivia Grégoire, the Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism considered that this call for a strike was “unwelcome”.
“I call for respect for tourist holidays, but also for respect for all the work done by the economic actors of the mountain”, she launched from the Grand Ski show, in Chambéry.
This Tuesday evening, guest of the debate on BFMTV pensions, the government spokesman asked “not to penalize the daily life of the French”, whether during their holidays or their everyday life.
A notice that is “unlimited” only in name
Although “unlimited”, the strike notice filed Monday by FO does not mean that the employees of the ski lifts will not return to work at the end of this second national day of mobilization against the pension reform, Eric Becker, FO general secretary for ski lifts and seasonal workers, told AFP.
“The lifts will operate normally from the next day: we do not want to further weaken companies already in difficulty,” he said. “This unlimited notice” aims, according to him, to respect the legal deadlines to “allow seasonal workers to participate in the next day of mobilization against the pension reform, which should be decided for one day in February”.
