the essentials This Thursday, November 7, a strike picket is organized in Gaillac, by ambulance drivers from the Keolis Santé company. They are demanding salary increases.
“For the first time, a national strike is organized within Keolis Santé, a company with 2,500 employees. The situation has become untenable. For this reason, a strike picket will be set up in the center of Gaillac, one of the largest in Occitanie,” summarizes the staff representative, Denis Couchet.
The grievances are numerous for the trade unionist. “We are the second largest ambulance company in France, but remain the least well paid, with a salary that barely exceeds the minimum wage. We are forced to work weeks of 45 to 48 hours. This is why our demands are numerous in the face of a management that is deaf to our requests,” he says.
The unions are demanding recognition of an economic and social unity at the national level with a central CSE “and no longer divided according to sectors. » The establishment of a 13th month. The general increase in salaries of 10%, for all socio-professional categories. Weekly calculation for overtime calculation. All paid breaks.
What are the consequences of this strike picket for the users of these ambulances? Are there any public service delegations imposed? “For anything related to health, there is no obligation. We can postpone a physiotherapy session for a few days. There is no life-threatening emergency. On the other hand, for hospital emergency guards, we are requisitioned, which is understandable. »
