Garbage collectors in the Toulouse metropolitan area, on strike for nearly a month to demand recognition of the arduous nature of their work, voted to end their movement and unblock deposits following a “satisfactory” agreement with Toulouse Métropole. This agreement provides in particular eleven additional days of leave for “the arduousness of our work”, explained Nicolas Refutin, secretary general of FO de la Métropole. During a first meeting, on January 6, Toulouse Métropole had proposed nine.
Added to this are “ten weeks in summer” of low activity, “during which the Metropolis agrees to make working time stick to real needs, which are much lower than during the rest of the year”, also indicated the trade unionist.
A revalued premium
In addition, the community has also accepted an extension of the collective incentive bonus: it was 300 euros per year for the agents of three depots, it goes to 450 euros for all the garbage collectors of the six depots. “The drivers will also receive a bonus of 360 euros per year, and 30 contract workers will be recruited,” added Nicolas Refutin.
The garbage collectors, on strike since December 16, demanded 34 days of rest, in compensation for the 35 hours per week which are now imposed on them, once morest 25 hours on average until then. This change implies for the garbage collectors the end of the “finished party” system which allowed them to return home at the end of their round, that is to say between 10:15 and 10:30 am, having started at 5 am. “The agreement reached seems to be balanced, acceptable, if not ultra-satisfactory. Our hard work is recognized and there is no loss of pay, which were our two main demands, ”he added.
The signing of the agreement between the unions and Toulouse Métropole should be done during the day, officially recording the resumption of collection, as of Friday, in this agglomeration of regarding 800,000 inhabitants.
