The CFDT, the CGT and FO lead the union elections, regardless of a slight decline in favor of smaller organizations | EUROtoday

After the mobilization towards pension reform and congresses, union representativeness amongst non-public staff stays unchanged, with the CFDT, the CGT and FO within the prime trio, however in slight decline, not like the smallest organizations that progress, in accordance with figures from the General Directorate of Labor (DGT) printed Tuesday, April 8.

The CFDT, which had delighted in March 2017 the place of the Private Syndicate of the CGT, obtained 26.58 % of the votes (towards 26.77 % in 2021), forward of the Montreuil energy station which ranks second with 22.21 % (towards 22.96 % beforehand), in accordance with the DGT. Force Ouvrière (FO), third, obtained 14.91 % (towards 15.24 % in 2021), whereas the CFTC nonetheless ranks fifth by progressing very barely (9.58 % towards 9.50 %).

“For the third consecutive time, the employees brought the CFDT to first place in French trade union organizations”praised the ability plant led by Marylise Léon in a press launch.

Congress in spring 2026

The CGT couldn’t regain its first place despite its rating obtained within the poll of very small companies (VSEs) and staff in people (with 27.64 % of the votes solid, towards 14.86 % for the CFDT).

Since the reform of union representativeness of 2008, this viewers is calculated each 4 years by including the votes collected by the unions throughout the skilled elections (CSE) organized in firms with at the least 11 staff and in very small companies, in addition to in elections within the departmental chambers of agriculture.

Representative unions, gathering greater than 8 % of the vote, can negotiate agreements, designate advisers to industrial tribunals, acquire subsidies. The concern is important for union organizations, significantly for the primary three earlier than their respective congresses scheduled for spring 2026, as a result of the measure of representativeness attracts the ability relations inside the ability stations in addition to outdoors.

The shock comes from the union of executives, the CFE-CGC, which skilled a rise of 1.05 % (with 12.95 % towards 11.90 %), thus listening to two factors. “We are progressing in executives as in technicians and supervisors”was delighted the president of the CFE-CGC, François Manril, who embodies a extra combative line inside his group.

For the commerce unionist, “The changes in terms of audience are listed in duration, it is not like in politics where unknown people two years earlier can present themselves and be elected”he added in an allusion to the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The results of this electoral sequence was additionally important for the smallest unions like Solidaires and the UNSA, who take pleasure in excessive scores in sure sectors (respectively house assist and early childhood) and nonetheless hoped to grow to be consultant.

Sequence favorable to unions

Las, strolling remains to be a bit of excessive. The UNSA thus obtained 6.45 % (in comparison with 5.98 %) and Solidaires gained 3.75 % of the vote (towards 3.66 %). “When the majority of other organizations drop or stagnate, UNSA knows the second best progression throughout the field of private employees”rejoiced the group in an announcement printed on Tuesday.

“The results are generally positive, with obtaining representativeness in new branches”underlines to the company France-Presse Aurélien Bourdon, nationwide secretary of Solidaires, “Aware of the path that remains to be traveled”.

However, few staff participated within the varied ballots, which nonetheless occurred after a sequence favorable to unions, that of mobilization towards pension reform in 2023, with important processions all through France. The mobilization had resulted in a pointy enhance in memberships in every group, however it didn’t translate concretely into the poll containers.

A report by the Directorate of Research, Studies and Statistics Animation (DARES) of the Ministry of Labor, printed in January, thus pointed to a drop in three proportion factors of the variety of firms with an elected physique of workers representatives and a lower of 5 factors, between 2017 and 2023, by the variety of these with union delegates.