The Voice of the Craftsmen in the elections to the Chambers of Trades and Crafts

Indeed, the lists presented by the U2P are in the majority in 9 out of 12 regions in France (see results below).

This result shows that the artisans largely shared the priorities put forward by the U2P-La Voix des Artisans list: providing a local service to each artisan, meeting the skills needs of craft businesses, developing craft activities in city centers. and villages, simplify administrative formalities.

In addition, the artisans have affirmed by this vote that they defend an independent craft industry and that they refuse that their interests are confused with those of the larger companies.

The elected members of the U2P within the Chambers of Trades and Crafts will put all their energy and their sense of responsibility at the service of the women and men of the Crafts industry over the next five years. They will endeavor to respect the commitments made to the electorate (recalled below) and thus to continue the development of crafts.

The U2P sincerely thanks the business leaders and spouses who voted for its candidates, even if the participation rate is historically low: around 11%. The complexity of electoral procedures, as well as the dysfunctions relating to the sending of electoral material and to the online voting site, are not unrelated to this phenomenon.

Dominique Métayer, President of U2P, adds: “This victory is the result of a courageous mobilization of a large number of nationals of our professional organizations, women and men, who have craftsmanship firmly rooted and who are willing to help their colleagues very concretely. I also see it as confirmation that the action of the U2P is well perceived by the craftsmen and that our commitments for the future meet their expectations. We must now look at the horizon of the presidential and legislative elections in order to place crafts and local businesses at the heart of public policies for the next five-year term. "

Partial results of the “voice of artisans” lists

Regions where the lists presented by the U2P won:

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté; Brittany ; Great East; Hauts-de-France; Normandy; Pays de la Loire ; New Aquitaine; Occitanie; Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; Martinique (concerning the other overseas departments and regions, DROM, the member organizations of the U2P were distributed on several lists).

Region where results remain uncertain:

Corsica

Reminder of the commitments of candidates from the U2P “La Voix des Artisans” lists

• Provide a local service to each craftsman, as close as possible to his place of activity, through the chamber of departmental level and local territorial commissions;
• Guarantee efficient management of apprenticeship training centers -CFA so that they respond effectively to the skills needs of craft businesses;
• Conduct an active policy of developing craft activities in the center of towns and villages;
• place at the heart of our action the simplification of administrative formalities, in particular by defending the principle of a single and simplified declaration for all administrations;
• Strengthen support for artisans, project leaders and creators-buyers of craft businesses;
• Defend with the local authorities a commercial and urban development adapted to the activity of the craftsmen and which does not obstruct their movements (traffic restrictions and low emission zones -ZFE-);
• Pool the resources of CMAs to optimize service to craftsmen; oppose the merger of CMAs and CCIs to continue to defend the specific needs of craft businesses.