I cannot say that it is window dressing. I feel that it is a recognition by the industry. However, removing it has created a huge amount of frustration.
We see it every day. The workers tell us so. They do not understand why they are risking their lives at the height of a pandemic. The pandemic is not over. I repeat, we are still in a pandemic, and there may well be a second wave this fall.
Consequently, we are in a situation today where the employers are taking away the money from the workers while the pandemic continues. So a level of exasperation is increasing; we can see it. Negotiations are starting left and right and we feel that the workers are more and more motivated to become active, to bang on the table. So, we will see how things firm up in the coming weeks.
One thing is for sure. I feel that the workers, the public, the government and the members of Parliament have understood. All my union comrades have the same point of view as I do on this matter. All that is left is for the companies to understand and to provide working conditions that are clearly superior to those they have at the moment.