A-Infos (en) France, UCL - Pensions, Battle for our pensions: how to win? (ca, de, it, fr, pt, tr)[machine translation]

What they want: to make us work more and every man for himself ---- The labor 
movement has always fought to gain life time beyond the control of the bosses. 
Their "reform" of pensions simply aims to take back what was gained during the 
20th century. And the counter-offensive is violent, 2 years at once. At the same 
time, it is planned to accelerate the Touraine reform which extends the number of 
annuities required (43) to receive a full pension. Result: a reduction in 
pensions which will lead to the provision of individual savings solutions. ---- 
The pension system is still largely financed by the socialization of part of our 
salaries, what capitalists call social charges. The continuous employer 
exemptions of successive governments and their "reforms" on all the safety nets 
(unemployment, health, etc.) have for several decades attacked the principle of 
solidarity which had presided over the creation of Social Security.

What we want: to pool wealth for more solidarity
The attack on pensions is therefore not only the business of retirees, it is the 
banner of a society for the strongest to the detriment of the others. On the 
contrary, we must reaffirm and repopularize the principle of a large Social 
Security managed by the population where we pool a large part of the wealth we 
produce, to provide for all the vagaries of life in a solidarity manner. And its 
scope must be widened, in particular to cover new risks such as those linked to 
climate change. This approach can allow us to make the connection between 
struggles against pension reform and those for higher wages and with the 
destruction of unemployment insurance. But also with environmental struggles. And 
thus to build a broad social front carrying an emancipatory project.

To achieve this: build the balance of power from now on!
The meaning to be given to "what to fight for?" " is important. But the Macron 
government will only let go if we are able to paralyze the economy by tapping 
into the wallets of employers.

We have the advantage of an extensive trade union arc which refuses the 
postponement of the retirement age as well as the extension of the number of 
years of contribution. We must build on these positions to build unity at the base.

Let us organize to build a mass strike, in all sectors, continuous and renewed by 
the AGs of strikers in the workplaces and in the territories, to spread social 
anger and defeat government projects.

This is the first condition for being able to overturn the table: no longer 
accepting to work ever more for the profits of a few. Regain control over our 
lives and our work so that it becomes emancipatory, reconcilable with ecological 
imperatives and socially useful. To fight against our real enemies so as not to 
let the fascists grow any longer on social regression and oppression.

Let's take back the power over our lives and our work, let's destroy capitalism!
Libertarian Communist Union, January 16, 2023

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