Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT, told reporters after the meeting that she was dissatisfied with the government's response and called for "a new phase of the protests."
When the workers stop, the country stops, the economy grinds to a halt, and that will allow our demands to be heeded, she said outside the prime minister's residence.
Lecornu wrote in a letter to the unions that he wanted to discuss various “ways and means to guarantee the fundamental right to demonstrate.” He also wrote that some had tried to undermine the demonstrations with “unacceptable actions.”
On Tuesday, the prime minister said that the authorities would gather strength ahead of the planned demonstrations on Saturday.
France's President Emmanuel Macron will hold a meeting with the government and intelligence services on Thursday regarding the unrest, he said during a trip to Qatar.
The Yellow Vests protest movement, which is participating in the demonstrations in France, wants to gather strength for a "second act" this Saturday, followed by a "third act" the following Saturday.
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