SaligoBay Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I know the French are well-known for their strikes, but sometimes it's like a daily Strike Report, as common as the weather forecast!Montpellier binmen are on strike just now, over working conditions. Lovely, now that the warm weather is coming in! Staff in the mobile kidney dialysis units are going on strike, they want more money.Yesterday the avocats were on strike, can't imagine why!And the petrol tanker drivers are up to their tricks again, is that to do with having to work the Pentecôte holiday?And so it goes. On and on and on. I'm all for the right to strike, but I'd rather see a happy workforce who didn't feel the need to strike every 10 minutes.Apparently it's all the fault of French management, who, I have it on good authority are "le plus retrograde du monde". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I suspect that they are right about that Saligo. The bosses seem to be sot a lot of the time.Apart from the wagon drivers, which really do 'xxxx xx' everyone, that could be mess up, but probably not. I'm cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Ha Ha, SB mentions bin men on strike!Went to the gym today and thought there were a couple of cyclists in Flourecent lycra having a refreshing drink in the outside bar area. No, on walking past a smelly vehicle outside and closer look , it was our bin men in their work vests having a drink on the house after emplying the binsMrs o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 Our bin men have those nifty new lorries with the enormous robot arm that lifts the bin up from the kerb, empties it into the lorry, and puts it back down again.So there's the driver, who operates it, and the 2 other scavvies just wander along straightening the bins up for him. What ARE they complaining about, looks kind of cushy to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La vieille Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 The casualty department at Rennes hospital are on strike, justifiably in my opinion since the trolley waits there were horrendous, same people on same trolley in same corridor for over 24 hours. However, the staff who are "on strike" there are working but have "Gréviste" written onto their uniforms. Makes the point but means the service continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 The time the Autoroute money collectors were on strike it was our luck that we had only used one junction, so our free ride saved us about 1 euro 50, could have done with it on one of our long trips nort to southMrs O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 The médecins anesthésistes de Midi-Pyrénées have been on strike as they want to only treat one patient at a time. Seems that they are expected to have 2 under at the same time, they deal with one and a nurse deals with the other. They also have not had a raise for so long they are getting peed off. Glad I am not expecting to have an operation soon, it would worry me.Actually I quite like the fact that they can go on strike - it may not accomplish anything but at least they feel that they are doing something to get noticed. There is nothing worse than feeling totally ineffective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Hithis is still known as the English (sorry SB "British" ) disease in many parts of the world.Those of us who were in UK in the early 70's and remember things like the 3 day week, miners strike, etc will understand.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted May 21, 2005 Author Share Posted May 21, 2005 Catching up on the news, these Montpellier garbos, read this, it's even got a subjunctive in it:C'est une question de méthode de travail qui est à l'origine de la grève. « La direction veut que nous changions de façon de travailler. Ce qui nous oblige à commencer à 5 h du matin et à finir entre 14 h et 15 h. Lorsque nous travaillions chez Nicollin, la collecte débutait à 5 h 30 et se terminait entre 9 h et 10 h », explique José Véga, délégué CGT. So they used to work a 5-hour day? I missed my vocation!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letrangere Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Those of us who were in UK in the early 70's and remember things like the 3 day week, miners strike, etc will understand.Remember it well, Peter, but this is one area in which Britain has moved on thankfully and France has moved back.The travel advisory from the British FCO usually details who's on strike. Though I think space constraints restrict it to those working in areas that British visitors will have contact with! Incidentally, what are binmen called officially in France? Ingenieurs des Ordures/Dechets? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Incidentally, what are binmen called officially in France? Ingenieurs des Ordures/Dechets? MEboueurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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