“We will obey the minister's words: three days of waiting time, three days of strike,” said Christian Grolier, general secretary of the UIAFP-FO, who wants to work with inter-union associations “as widely as possible.” as much as possible”. “It is clear that the CGT will be part of the strike movement,” added Sylviane Brousse, CGT Civil Service coordinator, condemning the minister's “insult”.
Both union leaders raised the possibility of mobilization “in early December”. This will appear on the agenda for a new inter-union meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 at 4 p.m.
Aligning public with private
This meeting was decided after the minister announced measures aimed at reducing the “absenteeism” of civil servants. Guillaume Kasbarian specifically wants to reduce sick leave compensation for civil servants to 90% of salary, and establish a three-day waiting period in case of sick leave – excluding serious pathologies – to harmonize compensation conditions for the public and private sectors. .
The social agenda also includes merit pay, dismissal for serious misconduct, and the possible abolition of categories A, B, C.