The CGT-Health calls for demonstrations on September 14 against the vaccination obligation and the sanctions that will apply the next day to staff in hospitals and nursing homes, its secretary general Mireille Stivala told AFP on Wednesday.
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"
We do not want sanctions for employees
" who will not be vaccinated against Covid-19, explains Mireille Stivala, fearing that the vaccination obligation "
generates unmanageable tensions on the workforce
".
As of September 15, those who have not received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine may be suspended, without remuneration.
On October 15, the punishment will be extended to all those who do not justify a complete vaccination schedule.
It can last until November 15, the expected date of exit from the state of health emergency.
Multiple "
initiatives in the territories
"
But "
we do not have the luxury of doing without our unvaccinated colleagues
," says the union official, who on the contrary calls for massive hiring in hospitals and nursing homes. The health federation of the CGT has therefore decided to call for a national day of mobilization on September 14, which will be broken down by multiple “
initiatives in the territories
”, such as gatherings in front of establishments or regional health agencies (ARS) .
These actions will, as usual, be covered by strike
notices
, but "
the idea is not to go on strike that day
", adds Mireille Stivala.
In the absence of a cancellation of the vaccination obligation, she believes that "
the government could at least extend the deadlines
", as it did for the overseas departments currently overwhelmed by the fourth wave of Covid.
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According to the latest epidemiological point from Public Health France, as of August 24, more than 85% of staff in hospitals and nursing homes had received at least one injection.
