“A counter-revolution of the big capital against social progress in recent decades is underway,” denounces the Swiss union union (USS). The equality of genres and other high struggle rights are attacked from the front, continues the ridge.
The purchasing power of working people who decreases while shareholders and landowners enrich. Also in Switzerland, hardening is noticeable within the economic elite. Under the pretext of a shortage of skilled labor, employers require for example longer working hours and a recovery of retirement age.
Against the UDC initiative
The UDC initiative against a “Switzerland at 10 million”, an isolationist text according to the unions, risks leading to the end of the free movement of people and the protection of wages through support measures.
-The counter-power in the world of work is more necessary than ever, according to the USS which calls for a large mobilization of the population to express its resistance.
The boss of the unions, Pierre-Yves Maillard, will express himself at the Valley of Joux (VD) and St-Gall, Daniel Lampart, the first secretary of the USS will be in Münchenbuchsee (BE), and Vania Alva, president of Unia, will hold a speech in Zurich.
As usual, socialist federal advisers will take part in Labor Day. Beat Jans will be present in Olten (SO) and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Friborg.
