(en) France, Coordination of Anarchist Groups - A strike at Versailles! ---- 15 days of strike by bus drivers to "Phoebus" (Keolis) (fr, pt)

At Versailles struggle at Phoebus! 15th day of the strike! ---- For 13 days, the bus 
drivers Phoebus (the Versailles subsidiary Keolis) are on strike following the NAO 
(mandatory annual negotiations) for a revaluation of their wages (employees require a 5% 
increase while management offers 0 8%) and because management has declined a bonus profit 
sharing in the from 700 EUR to 150 EUR (approximately). I was seeing this morning 
(Saturday 24) on the pole to chat, understanding and above all provide some support. ---- 
wealthy in the suburbs and reaction to perfection, it was pretty interesting, but they are 
even more isolated that elsewhere. Especially since they block the bus depot Versailles 
Satory and that it is outside the town, a dead end, stuck to media gendarmerie barracks ....

The tribunal ordered them to allow free passage for a "minimum service". It was apparently 
decided collectively that the minimum service would be achieved by new drivers who have 
less 1 year of service and who are more likely to be dismissed if it heats. Add to that 
the few non-striking yellow! (See in this respect

Unions are in negotiations, and Ombudsman was appointed (as usual. Anything). Mayors and 
Chesnay Versailles (the same two who spent their time to lather and interview during the 
demonstrations against gay marriage) came to see the strikers to "support" (I repeat the 
words of one of the strikers ), and basically tell them that they supported them and that 
if they put up municipal shuttles to replace the service of Phoebus is to ensure that 
users are violently attacking strikers ... These two false-ass even passed the classic 
message if they stop the strike, they will put all their forces to support them in 
negotiations with the management of Keolis. But the workers are not fooled and sent shit, 
as they sent wandering journos local duck "News Versailles" who break their sugar on the 
back since the beginning of the strike.

Classic hay, but these two rotten mayors still not lack nerve.
Besancenot Note that also happened to his campaign on the picket ...
Informal discussion with the strikers also helped to highlight an example concrete 
Masquerade what the pact responsibility laid by the PS. The workers explained to me that 
Keolis received money from the state under the pact of responsibility, but that money is 
quickly left in state coffers with taxes ... and therefore it was not used to fund the 
hiring as Fran?ois Hollande claimed.

Apparently union leaders have received threats of dismissal, and 3 employees (randomly, it 
seems) too. In all, six strikers were summoned to court on May 20 for obstruction. The 
approach of management would be illegal and threatened it sued for unfair dismissal ...

Apparently other subsidiaries of Keolis in the Paris region (and in some strikers may also 
drivers Veolia Transport) will go on strike on June 3 A guy told me that people from 
Vannes Keolis will probably also put on strike, so it does not affect the Paris region.
Versailles The employees seem to be a little "first" to move.

Although unions are present (CGT-FO-UNSA), there was no flag on the pole. Apparently the 
national unions have returned as negotiations, but the local inter-union put his 
conditions: nothing will be signed without the collective agreement of the workers. 
Negotiations resume Monday (May 26) with the mediator ...

The strikers seemed to say that a reconciliation with other local struggles might interest 
(92 postmen?).

Arturo
Versailles, May 24, 2014