the unions slam the door of the negotiations on the “pact”

The teachers’ unions announced on Monday March 6 that they had left the negotiating table on the part “pact” of the increase in teachers’ salaries, denouncing “an increase in the workload of staff”. “The organizations FSU, Unsa Education, SGEN-CFDT, Snalc and Sud Education left the meeting devoted to the pact today (Monday)”writes the inter-union in a joint press release.

>> “Additional missions” to be increased? Teachers say they are “already overwhelmed”

This was the second meeting on the part “pact”, which notably provides for new missions for teachers. The FO and CGT unions had already left the negotiations in January. Among the additional tasks envisaged are missions “linked to short-term replacements” or others guidance and support for students.

An “increased workload”

According to the proposals presented at the first meeting on the “pact”in the second degree (college and high school), “a teacher who commits to the pact will necessarily have part of his working time devoted to short-term replacements”we said to the ministry.

The consultations on the increases in teacher salaries promised by President Emmanuel Macron resumed in January, after a first phase in the fall. Two meetings were held in January and February on the part “basement” (unconditional) increases, in parallel with meetings on the part “pact” (linked to new missions), the most contested by the unions.

According to the press release released on Mondaythe unions say they have “confirmation that the pact is an instrument that in no way meets the expectations of colleagues and the needs of the school”. The organizations state in particular that “far from contributing to the revaluation expected by all, the pact will lead to an increase in the workload of staff. No answer is provided on the issue of gender pay inequalities: the pact will even aggravate these inequality is unacceptable!”