Job protection benefits the employed at the expense of the unemployed, and some unions, notably the most militant, are strongly opposed to greater flexibility, and have already threatened to block liberalizing measures in the streets. The pragmatic course, therefore, was to set general objectives during the campaign, and, after the elections, to encourage the unions to make the first proposals.
不幸的是，萨科奇的纲领在这个关键领域语焉不详。就业保护对已就业人员有益，但却以失业者为代价。某些工会，特别是那些最好战的工会，强烈反对提高灵活性，并已威胁要走上街头阻挠自由化措施的实施。因此，务实的办法是在竞选中制定大致的目标，然后在大选后鼓励工会提出第一批建议。