MDS de Blagnac “in a state of exhaustion” goes on strike
Several weeks ago, a strike began at the Maison des solidarités (MDS) in Villefranche-de-Lauragais. A few days later, other MDSs followed suit, Borderouge, Tournefeuille and Colomiers. Some are on strike, others have asserted their right to withdraw. And now it’s the MDS de Blagnac who is sounding the alarm.
This Thursday, December 16, the agents are launching striking to alert on a “situation more and more degraded”, they write in a press release. Unmanned positions, unsolicited absences or work overload, the agents “are in distress and in a state of professional exhaustion”, they worry.
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For several months, the various services of the MDS have been claiming to have repeatedly alerted the hierarchy. This is the case of the polyvalence “in March and July 2021”, but also of the Child welfare (ASE) with “a right of alert launched in July”, specifies the press release. However, “this is not taken into account at all, and even totally trivialized by the hierarchy“, deplore the agents.
Overwork and understaffing
In detail, they denounce an overload of work and a lack of personnel in all the MDS departments. In terms of versatility, agents say that the service “is at an average of 185 families followed by the social worker ETP, instead of the 115 foreseen during the territorialization. ”In addition, they also denounce the non-replacement one of their colleague on sick leave since last August.
In the service of the ASE, the agents alert on coworkers “who collapse daily”. In total, “only two out of six referees are in positions “, they add. In this context,” 115 children have no support “, worry the agents. follow-up prioritization plan has been recorded by management. He asks the ASE referents to fill in a prioritization table. “But how can we choose which child to prioritize, the one who is mistreated or the teenager running away and putting himself in danger?” They deplore.
Secretariats strongly impacted
But the agents on strike alert above all to the situation of reception services. Distribution of solidarity vouchers, the digital pass, support for the computer station dedicated to users are all ” new tasks that do not correspond to the missions base “, agents. With” non absences “and”2200 calls per month“, according to them,” the waiting times are extended “.
This situation has also started “the closing of the MDS every afternoon for more than three weeks”, they began. Moreover, this context has aggressive climate and lack of respect among users “, still worry the strikers. According to them,” the secretaries are on the front line and no support was not offered to them, ”they lament.
Replacements and job creation
Concretely, the strikers are asking for additional staff. He particularly wants the creation of a “12e social worker post “and a” 7e ASE referent position “, they detail. In addition, they also hope to obtain the replacement “three vacant posts at ASE” and “the reinforcement of the post planned since March in the polyvalence”, specifies the press release.
Concerning the secretariats, they want the reception mission “recognized” through a “adapted training and in line with the reality on the ground “. presence of a prevention officer for the protection of secretaries. And finally, that “the secretaries perceive the BNI reception “for priority neighborhoods.
In a press release issued at the end of the previous strikes, the Departmental Council ensures that “the Human Resources Department and the Social Affairs Department of the Departmental Council are in permanent dialogue with staff of the Maisons des Solidarités, in order to offer support solutions as close as possible to needs “.