Strike of March 28 at school: 30% of strikers in primary

[Mise à jour du 27 mars à 17h55]. The fight against pension reform is far from over. A tenth day of strike is scheduled at the national level this Tuesday, March 28. The main unions met after the strike of March 23 to decide on the consequences of the movement. In National Education, staff will again be on strike. The Snuipp-FSU union has also announced 30% of striking teachers in primary schools for the day of March 28. A lower estimate compared to the strike of March 23, but the union explains it: “the days of mobilization that follow one another and become a financial sacrifice for teachers”. Professionals will also be able to count on the mobilization of young people in the demonstrations and actions organized in front of high schools and universities. According to information fromEuropean 1territorial intelligence expects to see youth participation tripled this Tuesday. Teachers and young people are opposed to the pension reform and its adoption, which occurred after the use of 49.3 and the rejection of the two motions of censure by Parliament. In schools, Tuesday, March 28 is expected to cause many disruptions and establishment closures. As of this Monday, March 27, Paris Dauphine University has been blocked by students.

How will the March 28 strike in schools go?

After the announcement of the intersyndicale to renew the strike this Tuesday, March 28, the main unions in the national education sector let it be known on their Twitter account or through their press release that they would continue the strikeTHE blockages and the demonstrations until the reform is withdrawn. In a tweet, the CGT Educ’action hears: “to make the next interprofessional strike and demonstration date of March 28 a success”. The union also calls “the staff to support the high school mobilizations and to refuse any police repression against it.” New disruptions should therefore be visible in primary schools, in extracurricular services, canteens and even in the transport of schoolchildren, as during previous gatherings.

Will the youth take part in the mobilization on March 28?

Young people also seem determined to keep up the pressure on the government and its pension reform. The trade unions FIDL, FAGE, La Voix Lycéenne, UNEF and the Lycée Movement have co-signed call for a strike on March 28. Actions by high school and university students should therefore be organized in different cities. At the same time, the FIDL high school student union calls for a week of blockades of high schools and actions from this Monday, March 27 and this throughout the territory.

What are the demands of teachers against the pension reform?

In National Education, opponents of pension reform are numerous. Teachers deem the government’s plan “unfair”, particularly with regard to the raising the legal retirement age to 64 and extending the contribution period. Most also claim a upgrading of the teaching profession which must pass over working conditions, the training of future teachers and the remuneration of staff. “In the schools, the deep anger felt about the pension reform is fueled by other ministerial decisions that are undermining the School and its staff. more than 4000 class closures announcedthe ‘work more to earn more’ of the ‘teacher pact’ but also a salary increase that will not be up to par”says the SNUipp-FSU press release, published on February 23.