Garbage collectors’ strike in Toulouse: two new deposits blocked
The Toulouse Métropole garbage collectors are further toughening their strike movement by blocking two new deposits at Union and Colomiers on Monday, January 10.
They had warned, however. The muddy people of Toulouse Métropole followed their strike movement, which began on December 16, and decided the tone by blocking two new depots at Union and Colomiers this Monday January 10.
As a reminder, two other warehouses have already been blocked since last week. Those of Raisin and Monlong. Which brings their number to four. But the territorial agents do not intend to stop there. They will go so far as to block all of the metropolitan area’s deposits if necessary, “until new negotiations are obtained”, with Toulouse Metropolis, a delegate Patrick Mouinet, general secretary of theUNSA Territorial of Toulouse. The latter adds that the next site to close its doors could be the selective collection site, if no interview with elected officials is organized in the coming days.
The reasons for the anger of Toulouse garbage collectors
The city’s garbage collectors have been in conflict with the municipality for several weeks. In question ? Toulouse Métropole has put an end to the concept of “finished party”, which allows professionals to finish their working day as soon as their tour is over. This decision was taken in accordance with the civil service transformation law, which requires territorial agents to work 35 hours per week. Or, the garbage collectors were working ten hours less.
But the latter do not agree to comply with an increase in working time without benefiting from “compensatory measures”. ” Garbage collectors work 1h45 more per day without any compensation. This is no longer possible, ”lamented Thierry Andreu, deputy general secretary of the Unsa Territoriaux union in Toulouse.
They are now calling for greater recognition of the arduous nature of their profession, and in particular of benefit from 34 days of specific leave per year, called “days of subjection”, whilethey have understood, for the time being, only two. The Metropolis proposes to carry this figure at nine. An insufficient measure, according to the garbage collectors.