Strikes at school in March: the mobilization continues after March 15?

Strikes at school in March the mobilization continues after March

While the joint joint committee has agreed on a common version of the text of the pension reform, the opponents intend to maintain their mobilization. In the schools, some unions are talking about continuing the movement after the March 15 strike.

There mobilization day against the pension reform, the eighth since January, gathered a little more people in the cities of France, compared to Saturday March 11. In Paris, for example, the CGT counted 450,000 demonstrators, while the authorities counted 37,000. National Education and Youth participated at their level in the interprofessional strike, even if the disturbances made less noise than during the previous movements. At the same time, the debates in the joint committee were held. The senators and the deputies gathered succeeded in reaching an agreement on a common text for the pension reform, which will be the subject of a final vote on Thursday, March 16 in the Assembly. They also voted for the extension of the legal retirement age to 64. A decision which does not seem to impact the opponents of the reform, given that certain sectors of activity have already announced further disruptions to come. On the school side, some teachers’ unions are already looking into the issue of a movement renewable after March 15.

Towards new strikes in schools after March 15?

In National Education, the mobilization could continue after March 15. The subject is in any case posed by certain unions, such as the FNEC FP-FO which calls on the personnel “to be discussed in all schools, establishments, services, universities… renewal of the strike Thursday March 16 and Friday March 17!“, can we read in a union statementpublished on March 14.

In addition, SUD Education also offered toother days of action on March 20 and 21, on the occasion of the baccalaureate specialty exams. “SUD Education already supports establishments that will choose the exam strike as a methodβ€œ, indicates the organization in its tweet published on March 12. A message which was relayed on Twitter by FIDL, the high school student union.

How did the March 15 school strike go?

There day of march 15 mobilized National Education staff in different cities, but much less than during the March 7 strike. The Ministry of National Education has not communicated on the participation rates. In some schools, teachers were on strike this Wednesday, March 15 and some took part in the demonstrations. Of the extracurricular services, canteens, nurseries and school transport lines were also disrupted. However, overall the disturbances were less significant.

What were the disruptions in high schools and universities on March 15?

Youth made themselves heard during the March 15 strike. “Dozens and dozens of high schools” have been blocked, reports the FIDL on its Twitter account. Several universities have also been disrupted by blockades of students, notably in Strasbourg, Marseille and Lille. In Lyon, the UNEF union has also identified 5,000 young people in the streets of the city.

Why are teachers against pension reform?

In National Education, opponents of pension reform are numerous. The teachers are against the government’s plan, which they deem “unfair”, particularly with regard to 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. β€œIn 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.



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