It was by a letter received on December 17 that Stéphane Mottin heard the news. This researcher at the CNRS, hired for the "yellow vests" on the roundabout of the Necker Street in Saint-Étienne, in the Loire, discovered that he was laid off as a precautionary measure until March 18th. "An official must in all circumstances show dignity, impartiality, integrity and probity," says the letter.
He will remain mobilized. "This suspension of salary poses big problems for my research", regrets Stéphane Mottin to the Progress . "I had to go to Russia for a biophotonics program, everything is canceled". Present for several weeks on the roundabout, the man explains his commitment to the "yellow vests" for generations to come. Far from being intimidated by his layoff, the researcher says he will remain mobilized.
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