Then the argument of the crisis is more a developer than a direct effect

Asix months of an election to the Presidency of the Medef that intends to again run, Laurence Parisot has endured a camouflet. Yesterday, the Board of Directors of the National Association of food industries (Ania), one of the heavy weight of the patronat (read below), voted by 18 votes to 12, and 3 abstentions its withdrawal from the Medef to December 31. "We are aware that this is not a neutral decision since it arrived a few months before the election of the Medef.." "But it has no direct connection with the President of the Medef," assured shortly after its President, Jean-René Bush.

However, the rationale of the departure of the Ania was a severe questioning the first employer organization. First, he explained as for better to emphasize the importance, "it's a decision negotiated very, very cross, not according to size or Federation cleavage". Then, the argument of the crisis is more a developer than a direct effect. "In times of growth, contributions to organizations were part of a budget it looked less"; with the crisis, "on the question arises to check if the service/cost ratio is justified". In other words, the account does not.

"Laurence Parisot develops societal concerns and many SMEs find that this is not the priority." "The Medef is perceived, wrongly perhaps, as an organization that represents large employers", continued Jean-René Bush, assuming a decision that it seemed yet feared last week ("Les Echos" from December 9).

Laconic reaction

Beyond the 600,000 euros per year paid by the Ania to Medef - paid by 26 federations where adhere heavyweights such as Danone, Bonduelle, Lactalis-, the Ania is wearing a "substantive" debate: "If our output has the merit to make a speech on the reorganization of the representation of companies in France, we have not lost our time", still considers Jean-René Bushcriticizing a model built "in the post-war period" and resulting in what he has today "Presidents around" and "resistance" to change.

Typically accustomed to long news releases, the reaction of the Medef was terse. "The movement of enterprises in France regret the decision of the Ania to leave Medef.Pour Laurence Parisot, p read that never, France, small, medium and large companies, need solidarity, United and welded at this time of crisis". The Medef, which puts this withdrawal on the behalf of internal dissension in the Ania - where is played also an election next summer s ' dazzled a decision without notice. In fact, to add to the confusion, canned Adepale (unavailable yesterday afternoon) Federation comes to leave the Ania, that does not fail to note the Medef.

First support in 2005

Political symbol is even heavier for Laurence Parisot, issue of the services that Jean-René Bush was its first industrial support during its campaign in 2005. And its weight in the Organization was still higher than his contributions: Member of the bureau and the Executive Board of the Medef, employer bargaining on all issues of social protection, including should he prepare the debate on pensions.

While federations were accused of breaking "the employer unit", it "will rise out of it", has swept Jean-René Buisson, stressing instead that the substantive debate raised by Ania "is much more general", if I think wire punches I received To not insult the future, the Board of Directors decided still cover the amount of its contribution to the Medef. One thing is certain, albeit indirectly, the election campaign for the Presidency of the Medef is launched.