"Laurent Escure"

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24 September 2025

Marylise Leon, general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), Laurent Escure, general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA), and Cyril Chabanier, president of the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC), arrive for an inter-union meeting with the French Prime Minister at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on September 24, 2025. Union leaders were received five days after issuing an ultimatum to the prime minister, following a mass protest against austerity and for tax justice.

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24 September 2025

Marylise Leon, general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), and Laurent Escure, general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA), arrive for an inter-union meeting with the French Prime Minister at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on September 24, 2025. Union leaders were received five days after issuing an ultimatum to the prime minister, following a mass protest against austerity and for tax justice.

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2 May 2023

Laurent Escure, General Secretary of the UNSA union, is present in the union square as thousands of demonstrators take part in the traditional May Day demonstration, which in this 2023 edition has the particularity of bringing together all the workers' unions to protest against the pension reform introduced by the French government. Paris on 1 May 2023.

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2 May 2023

Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT union, Laurent Berger, general secretary of the CFDT union, Marylise Leon, deputy secretary general of the CFDT union, Frederic Souillot, general secretary of the FO union, Francois Hommeril, President of the CFE-CGC union, Laurent Escure, general secretary of the UNSA union, is present in the union square as thousands of demonstrators take part in the traditional May Day demonstration, which in this 2023 edition has the particularity of bringing together all the workers' unions to protest against the pension reform implemented by the French government. Paris on 1 May 2023.

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7 April 2023

Leaders of the eight labor unions that make up the intersyndicale, including Laurent Berger of the CFDT, and Sophie Binet of the CGT, are present at the 11th day of strike action and demonstrations after the government pushed a pension reform through Parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the Constitution, in Paris on April 6, 2023.

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29 March 2023

Laurent Berger, Secretary General of the CFDT, and Laurent Escure, Secretary General of the UNSA, are talking together at the front of the demonstration as several thousand protesters march in Paris, France, on March 28, 2023, during a demonstration against the French government's pension reform, which was pushed through parliament without a vote using Article 49.3 of the constitution. This is the tenth day of strikes and demonstrations since mid-January, when protests began against the law, which would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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28 March 2023

UNSA teachers' union General Secretary Laurent Escure, French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union Secretary General Laurent Berger, Force Ouvriere (FO) union General Secretary Frederic Souillot, French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union President Cyril Chabanier take part in a demonstration after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the constitution, in Paris on March 28, 2023. France faces another day of strikes and protests nearly two weeks after the president bypassed parliament to pass a pensions overhaul that is sparking turmoil in the country, with unions vowing no let-up in mass protests to get the government to back down. The day of action is the tenth such mobilisation since protests started in mid-January against the law, which includes raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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17 March 2023

UNSA (Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes) Secretary General Laurent Escure answers questions from the press as leaders of the major labor unions that make up the intersyndicale united against pension reform gathered and held a press conference outside the National Assembly in Paris on March 16, 2023, the day the bill is scheduled to be voted on by parliamentarians. The French government has introduced a controversial pension reform bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and the number of working years from 42 to 43.

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16 March 2023

French CGT trade union General Secretary Philippe Martinez, French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegates Murielle Guilbert, French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (8L), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger, France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - Unsa) Laurent Escure (9L), and French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier arrive in front of the National Assembly to hold a press conference before the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49,3 of the constitution, in Paris on March 16, 2023. The French president on March 16 rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests. The move was an admission that his government lacked a majority in the National Assembly to pass the legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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16 March 2023

French CGT trade union General Secretary Philippe Martinez, French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegates Murielle Guilbert, French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (8L), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger, France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - Unsa) Laurent Escure (9L), and French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier arrive in front of the National Assembly to hold a press conference before the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49,3 of the constitution, in Paris on March 16, 2023. The French president on March 16 rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests. The move was an admission that his government lacked a majority in the National Assembly to pass the legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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16 March 2023

French CGT trade union General Secretary Philippe Martinez, French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegates Murielle Guilbert, French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (8L), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger, France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - Unsa) Laurent Escure (9L), and French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier arrive in front of the National Assembly to hold a press conference before the French government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49,3 of the constitution, in Paris on March 16, 2023. The French president on March 16 rammed a controversial pension reform through parliament without a vote, deploying a rarely used constitutional power that risks inflaming protests. The move was an admission that his government lacked a majority in the National Assembly to pass the legislation to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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16 March 2023

Laurent Escure, secretary general of the UNSA (Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes), leads a demonstration against the government's pension reform bill in Paris on March 15, 2023, on the eve of the vote on the bill in the national assembly. The demonstration follows a call for strike action and mobilization by the eight main employee unions and youth organizations. The French government wants to postpone the retirement age from 62 to 64 years.

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16 March 2023

The main leaders of workers' unions including, the General Secretary of the CGT (General Confederation of Labour), Philippe Martinez, the General Secretary of the UNSA (National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions), Laurent Escure, the General Secretary of FO (Force Ouvriere), Frederic Souillot, the President of the CFTC (French Confederation of Christian Workers), Cyril Chabanier, CFDT (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail) General Secretary Laurent Berger, CFDT (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail) Deputy General Secretary Marylise Leon, lead the trade union procession in a demonstration to oppose the government's pension reform bill in Paris on 15 March 2023, the day before the vote on the bill in the National Assembly. The demonstration follows a call for strike action and mobilisation by the eight main trade unions and youth organisations. The French government wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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16 March 2023

The main leaders of workers' unions including, the General Secretary of the CGT (General Confederation of Labour), Philippe Martinez, the General Secretary of the UNSA (National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions), Laurent Escure, the General Secretary of FO (Force Ouvriere), Frederic Souillot, the President of the CFTC (French Confederation of Christian Workers), Cyril Chabanier, CFDT (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail) General Secretary Laurent Berger, CFDT (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail) Deputy General Secretary Marylise Leon, lead the trade union procession in a demonstration to oppose the government's pension reform bill in Paris on 15 March 2023, the day before the vote on the bill in the National Assembly. The demonstration follows a call for strike action and mobilisation by the eight main trade unions and youth organisations. The French government wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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12 February 2023

French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (C) reads a press release renewing the strike movements, during a labour unions meeting (intersyndicale) on the fourth day of nationwide rallies organised since the start of the year, against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, in Paris, on February 11, 2023. Frederic Souillot is surrounded by by French CGT trade union General Secretary Philippe Martinez (2L), French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegates Murielle Guilbert (4L) and Simon Duteil (1L), French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (4R), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger (5R), Confederal President of the CFE-CGC Francois Hommeril (3R) and French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier (2R), France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - Unsa) Laurent Escure.

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12 February 2023

French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (C) reads a press release renewing the strike movements, during a labour unions meeting (intersyndicale) on the fourth day of nationwide rallies organised since the start of the year, against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, in Paris, on February 11, 2023. Frederic Souillot is surrounded by by French CGT trade union General Secretary Philippe Martinez (2L), French union Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) co-general delegates Murielle Guilbert (4L) and Simon Duteil (1L), French Force Ouvriere (FO) union general secretary Frederic Souillot (4R), French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) union's general secretary Laurent Berger (5R), Confederal President of the CFE-CGC Francois Hommeril (3R) and French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) union president Cyril Chabanier (2R), France National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Union nationale des Syndicats Autonomes - Unsa) Laurent Escure.

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