Toulouse. Mobilization of Atsem against the obligation of mobility
The mobilization of the Territorial Agents specialized in nursery schools (Atsem) is not weakening in Toulouse, following the establishment by the Town Hall of a compulsory mobility process. The Atsem will be on strike again this April 1, and will gather at Place du Capitole, to express their dissatisfaction. Even if compromises have been reached.
After a first mobilization on March 25, which caused the closure of 102 schools in Toulouse, the Territorial Agents specialized in nursery schools (Atsem) continued their mobilization. In question, the establishment by the Town Hall of a mobility obligation which will see them assigned to other missions such as after-school activities. A process they refuse, having obtained a competition to intervene in class. They know it by meeting this Friday, April 1, Place du Capitole. The CGT unions, South and Unsa respondent, in fact, to a rally, under the windows of the Town Hall, at 10:30 a.m., followed by a “picnic of the challenge”.
Because, even if compromises have been reached, the Atsem have felt that they are not enough. Indeed, the Department of Education finally accepted that territorial agents wishing to remain in their school capable of expressing the wish. “This progress makes it possible to spare this compulsory mobility for 549 Atsem. But 300 others remain concerned, ”says the South union. According to the organization, this agreement is subject to conditions that not all agents will take up.
“The Atsem wishing to stay in their school could make a wish”
According to the new guidelines, “all Atsem wishing to stay in their school could make a wish and there will be no competition”, read the members of the South union. But on the condition of being in an establishment with as many Atsem as classes. If the number of agents is greater than this, certain criteria must be met, in this order:
- Retirement in the year 2022-2023
- Being a school catering correspondent (collect payment for the canteen, regardless of seniority)
- Have a certain seniority in the Department of Education
- Have a certain seniority at the town hall
- Have a certain seniority in the local public service.
Thus, 300 Atsem are still affected by compulsory mobility. These will have to express “two wishes for schools or territories, or for a position as animation or inclusion manager”, explains the South union.
The mobilization of the Atsem continues
The mobilization therefore continues with several demands, including “the termination of the planned social plan with the disappearance of 200 Atsem positions” in mind. The unions also demand the same treatment for all Atsem, concerning working time and holidays, and the end of the privilege of catering correspondents, the agents who collect payment from the canteen. This responsibility means that the agent who occupies it will be privileged compared to a colleague with more seniority, which causes discomfort.
The Atsem also want “the split classes to be responsible for one agent in each group since there are two teachers”. Finally, they claim the accompaniment of people “who will not be renewed while for years, they have fulfilled missions essential to the proper functioning of the management”.