A civil service inter-union announces a strike on November 17, the CGT calls on “all employees, retirees, young people” to mobilize

A civil service inter-union is calling for mobilization and a strike on November 17 to demand salary increases, in particular, according to a press release released Monday, November 9. “For our organizations CGT, UNSA, FSU, Solidaires, CFE-CGC, FAFP, it is not possible that such a measure will not be taken in view of inflation which continues to increase”, write these unions, judging “not acceptable that the index point remains frozen for a fourth year”. Also read • Direct Social Conference: the government announces an increase in the minimum wage of 1.6% to bring it to 1,502 euros net on December 1 The number 1 of the CGT, Sophie Binet, called on Monday "all employees, retirees, young people" to make November 17 a new major day of strike and demonstration, at the end of the social conference held in Matignon.

“As long as salaries do not increase, as long as we do not have a response to our demands, the mobilization will continue. Now, negotiations must open everywhere. They must lead to salary increases,” declared Sophie Binet.

The second largest union force in the public service, Force Ouvrière, as well as the third, the CFDT, are not among the organizations signing this appeal. The unions are demanding a significant revaluation of the value of the index point and its indexation to inflation. They also demand "the rapid opening of the site to overhaul the index grids to upgrade the careers of all", according to the press release.

During the mobilization of November 5, more than 10% of state civil service agents were on strike, 6.10% in the territorial civil service and 4.97% in the hospital sector out of the 5.8 million public agents in France. Public service unions will be received by the Prime Minister on Friday.

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