the maintenance officers of the Union clinic go on strike in order to have their work recognized, at last
Since Tuesday, November 9, the maintenance agents of the hospital service of the Clinique de l’Union (Haute-Garonne) near Toulouse have been on strike. Essential during this health crisis, they will not benefit from the advantages of the other employees of the establishment. They want their work to be recognized.
Since Tuesday, November 9, 2 p.m., the maintenance agents of the hospital service of Union clinic (Haute Garonne), near Toulouse, have stopped work. These employees of the subcontracting company (SAMSIC) have decided to go on strike.
“They ask for recognition of their profession and their work, explains Henri Celie of Sud Solidaires Cleaning. They depend on the Household Convention while they do a lot more. In particular, they serve meals to patients. They are actually doing a Hospital Services Officer (ASH) job without status.“And without the salary.
All paid at the minimum wage, they do not benefit from the catering benefits of the other employees of the clinic and not obtained the bonus. Covid, auto unrecognized as health personnel.
“However, their work is essential to fight against the Covid, underlines Henri Celie. They were on deck without interruption, with even greater pressure on maintenance acts and patient meals.“
An absence of recognition experienced even more as a “real contempt“from the management since the start of the strike movement.
“Management did not believe they were going on strike. She also expressed it with derogatory remarks. But the worst part is that, while they were negotiating, workers from other Ramsay group clinics and temporary workers were hired to do their jobs during the strike. What is totally illegal“assures the representative of Sud Solidaires Cleaning.
The strike is renewed again Thursday 11 November.