Monday, January 25, 2016

Schools, air traffic, taxis … many strikes expected Tuesday – The World

The teachers' unions, air traffic  controllers or taxis call for strike action that  could paralyze France on Tuesday.
  • Officials are meeting against the index point frost

The CGT, FO, FSU and Solidaires called the 5.6 million public servants to strike on Tuesday and demonstrate to demand an increase in their purchasing power. They intend to denounce the gel, since July 2010, the index point for calculating the base salary of civil servants who would have lost, “taking into account inflation, 8% of their purchasing power,” as FO.

Primary schools and public nurseries may be substantially disturbed by this movement. The SNUipp first school teachers’ union, said on Monday at about one third the number of striking teachers, some 100,000 teachers

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While the Ministry of Education expects a strike rate of nearly 13%. To calculate rates, the Rue de Grenelle takes into account the mandatory strikers, based on the total of teachers. But some (those who are not in front of a class, such as managers with shock or replacements) are not subject to the strike declaration. The ministry’s rate is generally lower than that displayed by the unions. Disruptions are expected in hospitals or Social Security.

The Minister of Public Service, marylise lebranchu, announced January 19 the opening, in February, a salary negotiation with including the index point of the gel. But before the Higher Council of the local government service, she warned: “There will not be good news within fifteen days. “

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  • strike of air traffic controllers shall cancel 20% of flights

The call to strike by unions in the public service will also impact on air traffic. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to cancel preventively on 20% of their flights.

“disruption is expected on the whole territory” , warns in a statement DGAC inviting passengers to learn directly from the companies for exact flights program.

Attached to their specific bonus plan, which represent more than half Compensation traffic controllers, air traffic controllers’ unions are demanding to be excluded from the overhaul of the bonus system for the Public Service, which, according to them, harms their purchasing power.

In their appeal The two unions behind the strike call, the National Trade Union of Air Traffic Controllers (SNCTA) and the Trade Union of Civil Aviation-CGT, evoke further “working conditions deteriorated” .

  • Mobilisation Inter against the reform of college

In parallel with the movement of officials, the Inter against the reform of college, composed of 14 unions, also called the strike on Tuesday on the whole territory. This will be the fourth strike against the reform scheduled for September 2016. The teachers’ unions in particular challenge the degree of autonomy given to colleges and removal of part of bilangues classes.

According to Frédérique Rolet, general secretary of the National Union of the teachings of second degree-FSU: “For a long time we have not seen in the second degree as a sustainable movement. “ In the capital, the procession of teachers of Paris, Créteil and Versailles will begin at 13 h 30 Port Royal (14 th district of Paris) and will join other officials, who s ‘set off from Montparnasse to 14 hours

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  • Strike taxis against the “excesses” VTC

Tuesday “it will be hot” , warned Karim Asnoun CGT-Taxis. Two inter-union, bringing together 19 unions and associations have called the taxi drivers to mobilize face is “drifts” the transport sector car with driver (VTC). They involve illegal practices in the field of VTC – geolocation before booking, occupation of public roads, soliciting and misuse of public transport vehicles 2 to 10 people, who depend on Interior orientation and transport law (called “LOTI transport” )

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The government claims syndidat “is the immediate removal of VTC-LOTI either the consequent compensation for all the taxi drivers’ . The other grouping also requires “suffered rectifying the economic damage” .

This movement could result in major disruptions, especially around the Paris airports of Paris-Charles -de-Gaulle and Orly airports from 6am. In Paris, the appointments are set Porte Maillot (16 th district) and close to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (12 th arrondissement).

This strike “may be strongly monitored and very hard” , said Serge Metz, CEO of Taxis G7. “We measure a decrease in activity of 20% on booking platforms and 30% in the street” , assured the Agence France-Presse the Chief Taxis blue, Yann Ricordel.

A previous motion in June 2015, was studded with violence. At the time, the drivers protested against UberPop, low cost service giant VTC Uber. UberPop has since been banned by the Constitutional Council.

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