POINT STAGE OF NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY
Fort de France, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - Collective of the February 5, 2009 made a progress on the ongoing negotiations, activities, and planning of scheduled appointments.
During the plenary session of March 09, the discussions focused on reports of the Committee on Agriculture and fishing environment. On agriculture, input prices, the pricing and state responses to the claims raised were addressed. The representative suggested that the Collective are signed three framework agreements on these issues.
A meeting with stakeholders on the issue of inputs is scheduled today at the Department of Agriculture.
On matters pertaining to fishing, the commission is waiting for more answers from the state.
Late in the session, the issue of compensation of employees under contract in private law performing public sector, associations or EPIC (public institution with industrial or commercial) as the Post Office has once again been raised. This claim was met with the hostile attitude of the Prefect who after discovering this claim of mine, has unilaterally decided to refer it to a later date. It should be noted that his speech was punctuated with an invective at a representative of the collective responsibility of arguing on this issue, Ms. Joachim-Arnaud, mentioned by name by the Prefect.
The salaries of the Collective Committee assisted by representatives of unions Martinique lawyers, met with the employers' delegation. Stumbling blocks on several points.
The basis of calculation which will apply to the increase of 200 €: namely wages up to 1.4 SMIC is a € 898.24
The employers propose to take into account the annual salary including bonuses and accessories. Clearly, this is the basic salary supplemented with various bonuses, and at 13 ° month for those who benefit, divided by 12 which would be compared to a € 898.24. It is obvious that Applying this calculation method, the goal is to eliminate the maximum of employees potentially eligible for this increase of 200 €.
The Collective proposes to rely simply on the amount of hourly pay excluding bonuses and accessories of the employee who would be compared to 1.4 hourly minimum wage is € 12.19.
Wage growth between 1.4 and 1.6 SMIC SMIC included
The employers offer 2.5%
The Collective offers 6%
Wage growth including over 1.6 SMIC
The employers offer 1.5%
The Collective offers 3%
After 8 hours of debate, the employers' delegation withdrew to consult its base. Discussion will resume this afternoon.
Local civil service
A further meeting was held between the delegation of the Collective, and representatives of the General Council and mayors, on the question of increasing the compensation of employees of local government service.
Given this claim, the representative of the General Council stated that participation in this community should be considered holistically in terms of its contribution to both private sector employees than for the public sector. This is a $ 6 million will be devoted to this purpose.
After agreeing to talk to other mayors, in the absence of Mr. Occolier, the president of the Association of Mayors, MM. Letchimy Samot and intervened at the end of plenary'' to inform the assembly on the consequences of their intervention. They seem to have achieved positive results. Results they leave the care to publicly announce the president of the association of mayors at the meeting that day.
Job boards and passenger transport continued their work.
A commission for the restitution of discussions that took place in the prefecture since the beginning of the movement to begin its work.
PUBLIC MEETING
Tonight at 18 hours will be held at the Union House, a large public meeting at which the Collective will review the ongoing negotiations and the continued movement.
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