Ugo Pascolo 3:48 p.m., November 01, 2021

The socialist presidents of 15 departments are protesting against the government's intention to make employees suspended for lack of health pass eligible for RSA, without consultation with the departments.

Among them, Fabien Bazin, who militates at the microphone of Romain Desarbres for the opening of "a real right of unemployment" for these people.

INTERVIEW

"It is not a question of money but of principle."

Guest from Europe Noon Monday Fabien Bazin, president of the Departmental Council of Nièvre and co-author of the letter sent to Jean Castex to protest against the government's intention to make employees suspended for lack of health pass eligible for RSA, persists and sign.

It is not for the departments to take charge of this allowance for these people.

Instead, he is campaigning to “open up real unemployment rights” to employees who “have contributed for that”.

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Don't "mix up allowances"

In the letter addressed to the Prime Minister, the socialist presidents of 15 departments judge that this decision transforms the RSA "in unemployment benefit or in outlet of the national health policy".

"The allowances must not be mixed together," insists the elected representative at the microphone of Europe 1. "There are rights to unemployment, and the RSA [financed by the departments, note], which is an allowance supposed to be used for integration, is now completely misguided. "

However, at this time, the government has not followed up on the complaints of elected officials.

"No sound, no image", confirms Fabien Bazin who specifies that the elected protesters will "besides seize the Association of the departments of France to begin an even more official process".

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Compulsory vaccination at the heart of the problem?

Beyond knowing who from the department or the state must pay the allowances for employees who are not vaccinated, Fabien Bazin believes that the real discussion is actually the obligation to be vaccinated.

"For several months now, it is a compulsory vaccination which does not speak its name. It is not very courageous, nor very clear either for our fellow citizens."

And to add: "It would probably suffice a little more clarity, a little more dialogue and above all an ability to listen and not be vertical so that we can try together to overcome this crisis. . "