(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #252 (n° spécial) -
Université Montpellier III: The victorious unit against insecurity
(fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
The precariousness touches the private but also the public widely. Thus, the University of
Montpellier III, precarious workers have struggled to counter the will of the Snesup
management not the permanent appointment, with the support of unions and tenured staff.
---- Precarious working conditions, the multiplication of CSD, turnover of employees, the
division between precarious and holders are for many years a formidable weapon in the
hands of the employers against the workers. If this insecurity is associated in the minds
of the private sector, it is no less true in the public sector. In Montpellier, the
University Paul Valery, it is also the case. The university is headed by a list backed by
the Snesup. Yet it does not hesitate to resort massively to precarious contracts:
vacations teaching, students contractors, contract, outsourced services, the list is long
... Only the CGT plays its role of power-cons.
The casualization of university workers, led by a presidency "left", is deplorable. She is
primarily for people who are precarious: they are paid less, do not know what the
aftermath will be made, and further, if they open their mouths, may lose their jobs very
quickly. It is also for the owners because it prevents massive use of precariat creating
sustainable jobs. It is also a sneaky way to contrast the different status between them.
This deplorable situation has led to a personal fight against precariousness at the
University Paul Valery. Indeed, several workers (IATOSS, personal workers) who were on
positions for several years (four or five years) risked being simply fall by the wayside
by the administration to avoid the permanent appointment, as it is required to do so after
a number of CSD. For some, they only missed three months contracts! In response, the
holders and precarious workers have decided to launch a struggle to defend the use of
these precarious contractual and show that class solidarity payroll.
It all started with a meeting between the workers and management at which holders
reiterated their claim, ie a tenure of their contractual and colleagues, regardless of the
duration of their contract. Engaged workers reminded the direction the illegality of
contracts perennial posts and the illegality of the turnover of contract.
The "divide and rule" failed
Faced with the contempt expressed during the meeting, the workers decided to inform the
university community via e-mail. Leaflets were distributed on several mornings to
university entries, either by licensees, contractors, students or union members.
Workers also asked the rector a hearing. This is the general secretary of the rector who
received a delegation, not the rector. No stance, which only confirmed the state agent status.
This movement led to the call for a one-day strike, a symbolic date, that of the first day
of the big exam staff and the technical committee. This is the way that workers wanted to
denounce the difficulties in carrying out the tasks of a university without workers.
The usual tactic of "divide and rule" has failed. Today, the situation of these
contractual is on track. Many of them are winners from a competition. Workers were clear
with management they will be vigilant and ensure that every situation will lead to a
lasting solution.
Matthijs (AL Montpellier) and Myriam Rivoire (CGT, former contractual)
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Universite-Montpellier-III-L-unite
