He is already pedaling a hundred kilometers a day to come and take his ambulance station at the Toulouse University Hospital, but, there, it changes gear. For Thierry Cubury, who left the Pink City this Tuesday morning, this time it is a question of rallying to Paris. In a week, no more, to be at the rendezvous of the demonstration that several unions (
South-Health, the CGT and FO) are organizing on November 30 in the capital to obtain “recognition and upgrading” of the profession.
“We transport humans, not furniture”, explained the 56-year-old cyclist before getting on his machine, thus summarizing one of the main demands of ambulance workers in the public sector: to be recognized as “caregivers” and to stop belong to the “logistics” sector.
Meeting in Paris in front of the Ministry of Health
Thierry Cubury plans to stop over in Agen, Bordeaux, Angoulême, Poitiers and Angers. He will be accommodated by “friends or trade unionists”, and no doubt that colleagues will come to trace a stretch of road at his side.
According to the French Association of Smur ambulance workers and hospitaliers (Afash), there are currently 3,500 public ambulance workers in France, who believe they have proven their role during the health crisis. The rally on November 30 in front of the Ministry of Health, where a delegation is to be received, aims to demand a salary increase and “a serious training plan”.