Alexandre Bozio / Credits: Eric Broncard / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP 3:10 p.m., January 31, 2024
Teachers plan to mobilize this Thursday, February 1 at the call of the main unions in the profession to protest against their working conditions, the lack of recognition they receive as well as against the positions of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. With a major demonstration in the capital and in many other cities in the country, the mobilization could concern nearly 40% of teachers throughout the country.
While the mobilization of farmers does not weaken, the government will have to face another protest movement. This Thursday, February 1, the main teaching unions (FSU, CGT, FO, SUD-Education, UNSA-Education, SGEN-CFDT) called for a strike to protest against working conditions, insufficient salaries as well as recent outings of the new Minister of National Education, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. According to the main primary teachers' union, the FSU-SNUipp, there should be around 40% of strikers in the territory for this day of demonstration.
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A demonstration in Paris
In Paris, the number of strikers could even reach 65%, while 50% is expected in Val-de-Marne, Drôme, Ardèche and even in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. A demonstration will also be organized in Paris and will start at 2 p.m. near the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement. The procession will then head towards the Ministry of National Education, located rue de Grenelle in the 7th arrondissement of the capital. Many other demonstrations are announced in the rest of the country.
This mobilization could therefore cause childcare problems for parents whose children will not have school. As a reminder, during this type of mobilization, municipalities usually indicate which daycare centers remain open in the establishments.
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Resources for the School and respect for staff
The unions are demanding strong decisions from the government, an end to job cuts, and significant salary increases. But the appointment of Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is also at the center of the debate. “The situation worsened with the appointment of a part-time minister who discredited herself from her first speeches by attacking public, secular and free schools,” indicates the FSU-SNUipp in a press release published Tuesday evening.
“We can clearly see that the means are not there to finance the level groups” mentioned by Gabriel Attal for the start of the 2024 school year, adds Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, general secretary of SE-Unsa. For her, “the minister crystallizes discontent, anger” but “even more, worry and doubt”. "We feel a great anger" with "the feeling of being swept aside by the executive", which "cares little about the daily life" of teachers, concluded with AFP Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, first secondary school union.