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Demonstration in Paris on June 6, 2019 gathering members of the emergency services of public hospitals at the call of the collective Inter-Emergency and several unions. Aurore MESENGE / AFP

Ten thousand new hires, a monthly salary upgraded by 300 euros. These are the main demands made by the emergency services on strike. Tuesday, July 2, a procession of demonstrators must go to the Ministry of Health. A mobilization on the initiative of the collective Inter-Emergency. It is this association with innovative functioning that is at the origin of the strike movement in emergencies.

Twenty members at the beginning, a strong presence on social networks and a humorous tone, it is the recipe of the Inter-Emergency collective.

A group mainly composed of thirty-year-olds who use the codes of the time: the events are announced on their Facebook page , the movement is coordinated via WhatsApp and is supported by an online crowdfunding campaign.

Next #manifestation on July 2nd in Paris!
Thank you to all those who will be able to give a boost to our national #cot, in particular to help local colleagues coming to Paris! #SupportALaGreveDesUrgences # solidarity https://t.co/iDTaIIeoTZ

The Inter-Emergency (@InterUrg) June 18, 2019

Another key to its success, the group renews the repertoire of social movements. Tuesday afternoon, several games will enamel the event. A contest of disguises was even organized, the participants are called to make a robot costume, to alert on the systematization of the work of the emergency doctors.

The strategy pays off: three months after its inception, the group claims more than 130 emergency services on strike, and the movement has taken a national scale . Several unions joined the group, despite initial skepticism, and Inter-Emergency was even invited to join a ministerial mission.

Also to listen: Emergencies in crisis, emergencies on strike