Since 2012, every four years, millions of workers in VSEs (very small businesses with fewer than 11 employees) have been called to the polls to elect the union organizations called to represent them. For the 15,705 Indian members of this electoral body, electronic voting opens this Monday, November 25 and closes on December 9, 2024. This ballot, which has always been neglected, has accumulated desperately low participation rates since the 2012 reform. However, it is very important for the approximately 5 million employees with very few unions who do not have an economic and social council (CSE) or representatives within their company. They must be represented in branch negotiations, defended via industrial tribunals and advised by their representatives in joint committees.
The Ministry of Labor has once again taken up the subject to try to encourage this vote without incarnation. “ The difficulty for us is to get as many people as possible to vote, by an essentially electronic vote, for a union and not for someone from their company, explains Fabienne Miramond Scardia, regional referent. But they must know that this vote is for them, to defend them. »
Important for employees but also for businesses
Voters in the region will have the choice between around twenty trade union organizations, where all the major unions are represented. As in the country (5.44% of voters in 2021) and in the region (6.17% of voters in the Centre-Val de Loire regions in 2021), union leaders in Indre must take up the immense challenge of participation. “We are campaigning on the ground with leaflets and social networks, explain the general secretary of CFDT 36, Frédéric Debanne. We are dealing with an audience that is very difficult to reach. The stakes are high for all these employees. »
This professional election is not without challenges for the unions either. In 2021, the winning quarter in order in Centre-Val de Loire was as follows: CGT, CFDT, UNSA and FO.
Very small companies also have every interest in ensuring that their employees are well represented. In a nutshell: vote!
Who can vote?
> You can vote regardless of your nationality if in December 2023, you were an employee of a company with fewer than 11 employees or employed at home, on a permanent, fixed-term contract or apprenticeship contract, whatever your situation in 2024.
> You are registered on the electoral list (the list is compiled from social data declared by VSEs and individual employers for the month of December 2023);
> You are at least 16 years old when voting opens on November 25, 2024.
