"Money, money for the public hospital". Several thousand people demonstrated Tuesday in Paris at the call of several union organizations, including the CGT and Solidaires as well as the Inter-hospital Collective to demand more resources for the hospital.
"The Covid has shown that we need beds, we do not have them", explains in the procession Guillaume Rosey, neurology nurse in Maubeuge (North), disappointed by the agreements signed Monday by certain union organizations within the framework of Health safety.
"Jobs, we don't have them"
"We expected a lot from Ségur," adds the nurse in the midst of the claiming slogans. “We had to create jobs. We don't have them. There are many things that have not been discussed and we cannot be satisfied. We asked for 300 euros to have an average salary at the level in the OECD ”.
However, according to the agreements signed on Monday, the increase in nurses in public hospitals and nursing homes should be around 183 euros net monthly.
"They did not meet expectations," says Paule Bensaid, nurse in an EPSM (establishment for disabled adults) in Lille. “We demanded a minimum of 300 euros for all agents. Where I work, we didn't have a mask until April 30. So the parade of caregivers on the Champs-Elysées, on the occasion of July 14, I think it is pipeau ”.
For Ali Yassine, student nurse and former caregiver, it is about providing patients with better care. "We just want to report a malfunction and fix it," he explains. "Mr. Everyone who's going to get sick, I want him to have more than a nurse can offer him now." That's not how I envision treating people. ”
On the sidelines of #July 14 dedicated to #careers, there are several hundred parades from the Republic in the symbolic place on this #Bastille day: caregivers, unions and #giletsjaunes #BastilleDay pic.twitter.com/q7U2OEWR1p
- Thibault Izoret (@ TIM_7375) July 14, 2020The procession, which left around 2 p.m. from Place de la République arrived near Place de la Bastille shortly after 3 p.m. Among the demonstrators, some came from a rally organized by yellow vests in front of the General Police Inspectorate (IGPN) to denounce police violence, in the presence of certain figures of the movement injured during demonstrations.
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Also present were the general secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, the singer Francis Lalanne and the deputy (LFI) Eric Coquerel.
Clashes broke out when the demonstration arrived. Place de la Bastille found itself under tear gas.
Place de la Bastille under tear gas after a charge of the Brav-M. # July 14 pic.twitter.com/sC7DMW4kGu
- Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) July 14, 2020The police were attacked and had to back away.
Place de la Bastille under tear gas after a charge of the Brav-M. # July 14 pic.twitter.com/sC7DMW4kGu
- Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) July 14, 2020In addition, two people were briefly arrested by the police for "flying over a prohibited area" after dropping in the air balloons on which hung an antimacron banner during the parade of July 14 instead of Concord.