The "Ségur de la Santé" offers an extension. After six weeks of work, and lack of agreement with the unions before the reshuffle, the government decided Thursday to extend negotiations with caregivers, while an envelope of seven billion euros is now on the table.
After 24 hours of marathon negotiations, the Ministry of Health has decided to postpone for a few days the closing meeting of "Ségur", originally scheduled for Friday. The objective is to "be able to continue the exchanges," told AFP a spokesman for the ministry, adding that this "slight postponement" - decided in the light of the government reshuffle - did not affect the timetable initial of the executive.
Macron wants to invest in equipment and digital
"We want to respect the commitment that was made" at the launch of "Ségur de la santé", with the announcement of a package of measures for the hospital and carers "before mid-July," said this spokesperson.
Emmanuel Macron, who had promised during the coronavirus epidemic a "massive plan", clarified the magnitude Thursday evening in an interview with the regional daily press: "We will release a total of between 15 and 20 billion euros". What invest "in buildings, equipment and digital", but also increase "by several hundred euros wages for sure", he added.
Discussions on this subject, conducted since May 25 under the aegis of the ex-head of the CFDT Nicole Notat, have accelerated in recent hours, with the announcement of new envelopes for the remuneration of hospital staff.
An extension to 400 million
During a meeting organized with the unions of the hospital public service, the Minister Olivier Véran indeed proposed an extension of 400 million euros for the salaries of paramedical staff (nurses, nursing assistants) and non-medical. This sum, which comes on top of the six billion euros already announced by the government at a meeting of the "Ségur" organized on June 24, brings to 6.4 billion the envelope provided for these categories of employees.
A second envelope of 100 million euros has been proposed to hospital doctors - which are the subject of separate discussions. What bring to 600 million the amount promised for doctors, interns and medical students. Olivier Véran deemed Thursday "considerable" the financial effort made by the government. "This is 40 times more than the annual revaluations of hospital salaries made by the previous government," he said. "Of course, we come from far away," acknowledged the Minister of Health. But "this is why this effort is colossal: it is the biggest effort ever made for the health sector," he continued.
Cold shower for unions
An enthusiasm that unions say they do not share. "The various government proposals are mostly unacceptable and do not live up to the legitimate expectations of agents and employees," said the CGT.
"Despite the announcement of an additional envelope of 400 million euros, the claim of 300 euros for all is clearly not possible in the state," said FO for his part. The secretary general of the CFDT, Laurent Berger, also pleaded for a larger envelope: "If we want a real policy of salary increases, to make up for all the backlog accumulated over the years, we need 8 billion". What allow, according to him, wage increases from 200 to 250 euros for all employees.
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