
Meeting Friday, November 13 at 9:30 a.m. with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, before a strike announced in the public service on November 17.
AI-generated summary
Civil servant unions were received on Friday November 13 in Matignon by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to demand better salaries, a few days after a boost to the minimum wage which did not concern them and before a strike announced in the public service on November 17. The freezing of civil servants' index points is at the heart of the discussions. A public strike was also announced on November 17, after those of September 29 and November 5. Principals are called upon to mobilize in the face of the violence suffered since the start of the high school mobilization.
The unions are received in Matignon on Friday morning, a few days after a boost to the minimum wage which does not concern them and before a strike announced in the public service on November 17.
What you need to know
A last chance meeting? The representative organizations are received on Friday November 13, from 9:30 a.m., by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. The unions are awaiting announcements on salaries, a few days after a boost to the minimum wage which does not concern them and before a strike announced to the public on November 17. Follow our live stream.
The freezing of the index point of civil servants at the heart of the discussions. As early as July, the executive ruled out a general increase and announced that it would freeze for a fourth consecutive year the value of the index point on the basis of which the basic remuneration of public officials is calculated. An unacceptable measure for the unions which denounce the "smicardization" of agents.
A call for a strike on November 17. After the strike of September 29, then that of November 5, all the union organizations, except the CFDT, called a strike on November 17. After the first unsuccessful meetings in Bercy this week, where the government did not satisfy the majority of unions, the meeting in Matignon looks like a last chance.
Principals called to mobilize in the face of violence. “Exhausted” by nearly two months of high school mobilization, during which many of them were insulted, threatened, even injured, the principals are called to gather on Friday.
franceinfo
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#SOCIALE_CRISE At the start of the week, civil service representatives criticized Sébastien Lecornu for not having invited them to the social conference. Catch-up session this morning: they have an appointment at Matignon at 9:30 a.m. Not concerned by the upcoming boost to the minimum wage, they want to demand an increase in their salaries.
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This meeting should in particular make it possible to "examine as a priority concrete measures" likely to improve the situation of public employees, "paying particular attention to agents with the lowest incomes", according to a letter from the Prime Minister to the unions consulted by AFP.
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Here is a first update on the news early in the morning:
• #CRISE_SOCIALE The public service unions will meet in Matignon this morning at 9:30 a.m. Not concerned by the upcoming boost to the minimum wage, they want to convince the Prime Minister to open the door to an increase in their salaries. This meeting takes place ahead of a strike announced to the public on November 17.
• #HIGH SCHOOLS Sometimes insulted, threatened, even injured, principals are called to mobilize in the face of the violence that some have suffered since the start of the high school mobilization. In Paris, the rally will take place in front of the Collège de France at 3 p.m., announces SNPDEN-Unsa, the main union of school heads, at the initiative of these actions.
• #UKRAINE The Europeans will be present during the next negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. This was announced yesterday evening by Volodymyr Zelensky, after meeting American emissaries in Dublin. The Kremlin has not yet commented.
• #MICROSOFT Since last night, a global outage has affected the giant Microsoft, notably Outlook email. The measures taken are currently “not working as planned,” the American giant acknowledged this morning.
• #FOOT A first defeat for Zidane at the head of the Blues. The French team lost (3-1) in Italy. Qualification for the quarter-finals of the Nations League will wait.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A strike will take place in the civil service on November 17.
Very likely · Within days
The principals will gather on Friday in front of the Collège de France in Paris at 3 p.m.
Very likely · Within hours

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