And what will happen if these government texts pass anyway? “There will be a very strong mobilization”assures Thierry Bodson. “Moreover, if we are holding this meeting today, it is to be able to explain what, in our opinion, are the criticisms that should be made on the texts that are on the table. And if this comes to fruition, then yes there will be large-scale mobilizations at the start of the year with most certainly a calendar that will be shaken up, and perhaps even a general strike after a national demonstration.”
New moment of tensions within Arizona: here are the main blocking points
Among the red lines that must not be crossed, the president of the FGTB is concerned about an increase in VAT on basic necessities. “What will increase, for example, is the pot of jam, coffee, bread. So the Belgians’ breakfast will increase in order to reduce taxes on those who have a lot of money.”
On Arizona again, Thierry Bodson denounces a “attack on democracy. For what ? Because according to him, the government, which can already have access to the union account, does not have to know the amount of the union strike fund. “When a power wants to know this, it is a fundamental attack against democracy. It is a desire to know the resistance capacity of counter-power. But in a democracy, power must respect counter-power and vice versa.”
