▁of ▁W elf are ▁State ▁re forms ▁( in ▁particular ▁concerning ▁p ensions ). ▁ ▁The ▁CG T ▁also ▁protest ed ▁against ▁Union ▁for ▁a ▁Popular ▁Mov ement ▁( U MP ) ▁minister ▁François ▁F illon ' s ▁project ▁of ▁p ensions ▁re forms ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁National ▁Confeder ate ▁Committee ▁( CCN ), ▁the ▁" Par liament " ▁of ▁the ▁trade - union , ▁rejected ▁national ▁secretary ▁Bernard ▁Th ib ault ' s ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁establish ing ▁a ▁Constitution ▁for ▁Europe ▁( T CE ). ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁CG T ▁act ively ▁supported ▁the ▁" NO " ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁T CE , ▁critic izing ▁its ▁ne o - li ber al ▁orientation ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁concerning ▁the ▁few ▁dem ocr atic ▁measures ▁about ▁the ▁working ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ) ▁institutions . ▁ ▁In ▁aut umn ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Marse ill ese ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁CG T , ▁representing ▁the ▁more ▁radical ▁fa ction ▁opposed ▁to ▁Bernard ▁Th ib ault ' s ▁more ▁cent rist ▁views , ▁demonstrated ▁against ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁the ▁S NC M ▁ship ▁company . ▁The ▁CG T ▁then ▁supported ▁the ▁student ▁movement ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁protest s ▁against ▁the ▁Con trat ▁première ▁emb au che ▁( C PE , ▁First ▁Emp loyment ▁Cont ract ). ▁