Illustration of a Paris cleanliness container. – JOEL SAGET / AFP
Several hundred agents from the cleaning and sanitation sector in Paris invaded the Town Hall on Tuesday, at the call of the CGT. “We have invested in more than 400 agents of the cleaning and sanitation sector in Paris, sewer workers, garbage collectors, drivers, technical assistants, supervisors, technicians, supervisory staff,” said Régis Vieceli, general secretary of the CGT-FTDNEEA union.
The agents once again intended to protest against the establishment of the 1,607 hours among the staff of the mayor of Paris, in application of the law of August 6, 2019 on the transformation of the civil service, which put an end to the derogatory situations in this area. of working time that local agreements allowed under a decree of 2001. This application should cause employees to lose 8 days of leave per year, according to The Parisian.
A delegation received at the Paris town hall
A delegation was received by the Deputy in charge of Human Resources, Antoine Guillou. The unions and the town hall disagree on the consequences of the application of the reform, the former fearing to lose “at least eight days” when the City speaks of a single day lost, according to Régis Vieceli. A demonstration at the call of the inter-union CGT-FO-Unsa-CFTC-UCP-FSU is scheduled for Thursday, he said.
In a press release, the City stresses that it is not “at the initiative of this law” and says in “disapproves (r) of the objectives, unfortunately having no other choice but to implement it”. “Ways are being studied to adapt the impact of the law to the particular situation of employees of the Parisian public service. The City stands alongside its agents to support them as best as possible during the period, ”she said.