“
No
,
we do not strike against a virus, but against a Minister of Education and against a government!
A virus, a priori, does not make a decision
. "
Here is the response from Snalc, one of the 11 teachers' unions calling for a strike on January 13 - all the representative organizations - to Minister Blanquer.
Which, on the sets of BFM Tuesday, the day after the Prime Minister's announcements on yet another change in protocol, had declared that it was “ a
shame
” to have a day that would “
further disrupt the system
” and that we was “
not on strike against a virus
”.
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This Thursday, however, 75% of primary school teachers should be on strike, and half of the schools would be closed, according to initial estimates.
This mobilization is also historic in terms of form.
“
It is not a question, as usual, of a united appeal, but of unions which, day by day, have joined the movement, including the unions of supervisors, such as management staff and managers. inspectors.
This is unprecedented
, notes education historian Claude Lelièvre.
What is called into question is the non-recognition and lack of consideration of the actors in the field.
This strike is a bit like a ceremony to say: "Too much is too much". "
It's a message of wear and tear and exasperation that we want to get across on Thursday
Bruno Bobkiewicz, at the union of management personnel (SNPDEN) at Unsa
The Snuipp, the first primary union, in direct opposition to the minister since the start of the five-year term, was the first to draw.
But even the so-called "reformist" unions like the Sgen-CFDT and Unsa, have joined the party, under pressure from their base.
The FCPE, the first federation of parents of pupils, marked on the left, called on families not to put their children in school.
On the other hand, the Peep, the second federation, believes that, "
at the height of the epidemic
", there are
"other ways of being heard than by a strike".
“
We are aware that we are in the midst of a health crisis and that it is not easy to decide, but the colleagues are exhausted.
These three successive changes in health rules, in one week, are the illustration of what they have been going through for two years.
It is a message of weariness and exasperation that we want to convey on Thursday
, ”explains Bruno Bobkiewicz, to the union of management personnel (SNPDEN) at Unsa.
This strike will undoubtedly be much less followed in colleges and high schools, where the staff of school life (supervisors and education advisers) manage a good part of the health crisis, starting with relations with parents.
Unlike school principals who are on the front line.
Crisis management
"
This protest movement is also largely linked to the Minister of Education and his communication in the media before addressing the staff
," continues Bruno Bobkiewicz. The announcement, in an interview with Le
Parisien
, on the eve of the return from the Christmas holidays of a change in the rules of the testing strategy for students in contact cases (on D-0, D + 2 and D + 4), did not enter the teaching world. “
A paid article
”, they repeat. And Jean-Michel Blanquer may well justify himself for a decision taken as quickly as possible, within the deadlines dictated by the health authorities, the reproach comes back like a slogan. "
This morning, I received an email from a dad referring me to a press article explaining the new protocol!
», Indignant a school principal from the south of France.
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Unlike the majority of school teachers, she will not go on strike.
"
Out of the question to give them a day's pay for a strike that they will certainly ignore
," she blurted out.
Every day, I manage 340 parents.
For two weeks, I have not had replacements for two classes.
A mother recently criticized me for 'taking her hostage
'.
Why keep schools open under these conditions?
Closing from the first case of Covid would be easier and more secure for everyone
, ”she believes.
This is also what the Snuipp claims.
Not sure that Jean-Michel Blanquer, the defender of “open school”, loose on this point.
"
We could at least receive a crisis management bonus
», Considers the school principal.
