Le Figaro Lyon
A decision handed down on December 30, 2022 by the Administrative Court of Lyon overturned the memorandum published on August 23, 2021 by the city of Lyon to restrict the right to strike of daycare and school workers in the municipality.
In a context of application of the law on the transformation of public life adopted in 2019 by the National Assembly, Lyon childcare workers contested the increase in working time from 1,582 to 1,607 hours or the elimination of days paid vacation.
Refusing at the time to establish a minimum service, the municipality had published its note which instituted a 48-hour provision period for any strike action, but also that any hour of strike carried out would entail the withdrawal of a day worked.
“The
same behavior as that of the government with pensions
”
François-Régis Charrié, general secretary of the CFDT Interco Rhône
A judgment very quickly attacked by the CGT and CFDT unions who finally won their case.
"
We were convinced of being able to be heard on the legal level and finally the justice considered that their note was unconstitutional
", welcomes François-Régis Charrié, general secretary of the CFDT Interco Rhône.
And to add: “
We always advocate social dialogue, but it must be said that it has been damaged for a year and a half.
In front of us we meet an executive who hears us, but does not listen to us.
We have the same behavior as that of the government at the national level with pensions, even if their political color is different.
This court decision must be a failure for a community that calls itself progressive.
"For their part, the elected representatives of the group"
Right, Center and Independents
” welcomed this court decision and asked the mayor of Lyon “
to start discussions without delay with the trade unions to set up a real minimum service
”.
Towards new strikes in nurseries and schools?
The unions are to meet Laurent Bosetti, the assistant in charge of promoting public services, next Monday.
Questioned Wednesday, Grégory Doucet, the mayor of Lyon declared that the services of the city were currently studying this court decision to find out if they were going to initiate a possible appeal.
During the summer of 2021, the city's note had cooled union ardor.
But the recent decision of the administrative court could have “
the opposite effect
”, concludes François-Régis Charrié.
The CGT-Lyon wishes to rely on this judgment "
before the future conflict on pensions
".
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