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Paris: end of the strike of garbage truck drivers

2022-06-17T14:40:29.779Z


The strike of garbage truck drivers in the City of Paris began on Monday and disrupted the collection of household waste in several...


The strike of garbage truck drivers in the City of Paris which began on Monday and which disrupted the collection of household waste in several districts of the capital ended on Friday, the town hall said.

"

Following discussions with the unions, the agents' strike is now over and the drivers returned to work this morning

," the town hall said.

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If garbage collection "

has resumed normally

" in the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 20th arrondissements, where municipal services provide collection - private companies are taking care of the other arrondissements -, the agents are not always able to respect selective sorting, explained the city.

It may happen that part of the selective collection is exceptionally mixed with the green bin in order, for hygiene reasons, to collect the garbage accumulated in the street as quickly as possible

”, specified the same source.

"

The city is doing everything it can to catch up on the backlog of collection and return to a normal situation

", again summarized the PS assistant for cleanliness Colombe Brossel, on Twitter.

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Dump truck drivers were demanding better pay amid inflation, "

specific status, like that granted to fellow garbage collectors, and an end to a dispute over vehicle washing procedures

," according to a statement. of the CGT-FTDNEEA union.

Thursday evening, the latter had hailed a "

victory

" of the strikers with the proposals of the Department of Cleanliness and Water (DPE) relating to the doubling of the "

fuel bonus

", the creation of an "

compensation for specific garage missions carried out by certain drivers

" and the increase of the "

safe driving bonus

".

Source: lefigaro

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