• The chambermaids did not obtain their internalization in the staff of the hotel Ibis des Batignolles.

    But according to the CGT-HPE which supported them: “With the commercial margin made by the subcontractor, Accor ultimately pays more, they have no interest in keeping them externally.

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  • In the agreement signed on Tuesday, the strikers obtain a salary increase of 250 to 500 euros per month for each maid, a packed lunch bonus of 7.30 euros per day, as well as the reduction of the pace with half a room less to clean per hour.

“Rubbing rubbing has paid off, rubbing rubbing has paid off. In front of their workplace, the chambermaids of the Ibis Batignolles hotel sang the hymn of their struggle on Tuesday, with a smile on their lips. After 22 months of fighting, the longest in the history of the hotel industry, they won a victory: the management of STN, to which Accor subcontracts room maintenance, gave in on almost all of their requests. . “It's not just a victory, it's a great victory! “Enthuses Rachel Keke, housekeeper at the Ibis hotel, who painted her bright blue eyelids to match her boubou for the occasion. Here she begins a dance step with her colleagues, all just as colorful.

“Rubbing rubbing, it paid off” After 22 months of struggle, the longest in the history of the hotel industry, the chambermaids of the Ibis Batignolles have won a “very fine victory”.

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- Aude Lorriaux (@audelorriaux) May 25, 2021

Initially, the chambermaids' “plan A” was to be integrated into the hotel teams, in order to have the same working conditions as their colleagues employed directly by Accor.

In the end, after a fight including eight months of strike and 14 months of partial unemployment, they won their case on plan B, ie equal working conditions but without "internalization", as we say in the jargon.

Even if the employees have not been integrated, it is a "great satisfaction" for Claude Lévy of the CGT-HPE.

Because this equal treatment should eventually lead to their integration into the teams: “With the commercial margin made by the subcontractor, Accor ultimately pays more, they have no interest in keeping them externally.

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“We will have less stress!

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In detail, this means a salary increase of 250 to 500 euros per month for each maid, a lunch bonus of 7.30 euros per day, a change of status and therefore an increase in qualifications, with employees moving from the status of sweeper to that of maid. Other advances obtained, the reduction of the pace - the chambermaids will have "only" three rooms to clean per hour instead of three and a half -, the passage of seven full-time people, the reinstatement of two fixed-term contracts, or the inclusion of dressing time in working time and the provision of clothing.

“We will have less stress, we are very happy!

“Exults Rachel Keke, who is especially delighted with the payment of overtime.

With maids paid by the task, she often worked nine hours a day for seven, she says, "without a break."

Today, she will also have the same break times as the colleagues directly employed by Ibis.

The recipe for success ?

“Perseverance, courage, believing in ourselves and above all solidarity!

She said, all in joy.

Claude Lévy also hails the “determination” of the strikers, saying he is “very proud” of the fight waged.

The representative of the union of prestigious and economic hotels, nicknamed the “white knight of chambermaids” and with sometimes contested methods, will be able to retire with a peaceful mind: “The succession is underway!

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