#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #FRANCE #ANARCHISM #News #Journal #Update (en) #France, #UCL AL #319 - Unionism, Solidarity Congress: Overcoming blockages, renewing oneself, moving forward (ca, de, it, fr, pt)[machine translation]

 After two postponements, the Solidaires union will finally meet in congress. The

debate remains open on certain divisive subjects, and these meetings should give
indications on the capacity of this organization to mobilize in the fall. ----
 From 27 September to 1 stOctober the Union syndicale Solidaires hope finally
hold its VIII thcongress, already postponed twice due to the health situation -
an outstanding conference, with 150 delegates · es, had nevertheless been held in
October ( see AL of November 2020). This time, nearly 400 delegates from
professional unions or departmental unions are expected in Saint-Jean-de-Mont
(Vendée).
In addition to the proposals for modifying the statutes, they will study three
draft resolutions. The first deals with the transformation of the wage system and
the necessary adaptation of trade unionism, the destruction of the planet and the
ravages of capitalism. The challenge is to define the Solidaires' project for a
society, while proposing a unitary strategy, in particular around the More Never
That ! Collective , associating unions and NGOs[1]. This first text puts forward
as a short-term perspective a trade union campaign for the reduction of working
hours, this subject being the subject of several alternative amendments.

The second text deals with discrimination, and in particular gaps in the body of
demands of Solidaires, for example concerning disability. It constitutes one of
the challenges of the congress, its very existence being threatened in view of
the strong debates which agitated Solidaires, in particular on the part
concerning anti-racism, and the related debates which cross all the collectives.
The numerous amendments promise rich discussions, but do not guarantee that a
consensus will be reached.

Finally, the third text concerns the internal organization and structuring, as
well as the means to strengthen local Solidaires.

A difficult period for struggle unionism
This congress will also be an opportunity to take the temperature of Solidaires
in a delicate period for the social movement as for Solidaires: the "Covid
period" has led to real difficulties both in maintaining union life and in
renewing memberships, building mobilizations , impose themes ...

In addition, Solidaires is reaching a period of maturity with a strong
generational renewal of its teams and an increase in the number of structures and
members who question certain rules of origin. Thus, the functioning inherited
from what was, before 1998, the Group of Ten, guaranteeing a wide autonomy and
even a right of veto to each structure, questions when it is used to prevent the
union from effectively dealing with situations which run up against its values.

This congress will make it possible to confirm whether certain structures which
had embarked on a process of destabilization are returning to a more constructive
attitude. Solidaires could then look to the future by putting itself in order of
battle in the face of the pension reform and by mobilizing around the campaign
that will be adopted at the congress, as well as by tackling the challenges that
await our trade unionism both in the rationalization of our internal structuring
and in the development in new sectors of the salaried workforce.

Libertarian Communists of Solidaires

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Congres-de-Solidaires-Depasser-les-blocages-se-renouveler-avancer
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