What to calm the grumbling?
After a large-scale teachers' strike on Thursday, Jean-Michel Blanquer promised the latter five million FFP2 masks and the recruitment of 3,300 contract workers, to replace isolated or sick staff from Covid-19.
But above all, the Minister of National Education undertook to consult the unions twice a month when the latter denounced a lack of consultation and scrambles in his management of the health crisis.
The unions see this meeting and these announcements as a step forward.
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“The tone has changed, it is the result of the strong mobilization of the day”, welcomed on RMC Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, the first secondary union, while specifying that she “will judge on part » the implementation of these announcements.
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This Friday, Jean-Michel Blanquer admitted on Franceinfo not to be "perfect" and "to make mistakes" while calling for "not to be in logic of excessive crystallization on a person".
"There is no 'Blanquer problem', I don't think that's the subject," he defended.
“We did not go on strike for nothing”
“We have made concrete progress.
Now, actions must follow, ”said Guislaine David, general secretary of Snuipp-FSU, the first primary union, after the meeting obtained Thursday evening by the representatives, in the presence of Jean Castex and Olivier. Veran.
"It does not answer everything but we see that we did not strike for nothing," she added.
Nearly 78,000 people demonstrated in France on Thursday, including 8,200 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry, at the call of all the National Education unions, who denounced "an indescribable mess" due to health protocols.
“We have more solid answers, notched by the Prime Minister”, rejoiced Stéphane Crochet, secretary general of SE-Unsa, while between 38.5 and 75% of kindergarten and primary teachers declared themselves strikers. , according to ministerial or union counts, a sign that the demands were shared by a large majority.
Repellent minister and health fatigue
After Jean-Michel Blanquer promised to consult the representatives more, the unions said they had heard from the government, so their main demand, the fact of changing the health protocol, was not obtained.
If the third protocol imposed by the ministry in less than a week triggered the strike movement, it is indeed the attitude of the minister and the weariness of the teachers who are suffering from the health crisis which carried it, according to the representatives.
"It's exhaustion, exasperation after 22 months of health crisis, incessant changes that we can sometimes understand, but better communication is needed", illustrated Bruno Bobkiewicz, secretary general of the main union of chefs. establishment (SNPDEN).
The SUD Education union also recognizes progress, but regrets the "cacophony" of announcements on the educational level.
The minister plans to push back mid-CP assessments, which were due to be held next week.
This is not enough, according to the organization, which wants the government to open up a reflection that goes beyond the health crisis.
SUD Education hopes to renew a call for a strike next week.
"With this success, it's time to go on the offensive," the union said on Twitter.
