According to the Collective of Midwives, 75% of hospital workers were on strike this Thursday, and more than 600 closed practices. Midwives also blocked the roads and disrupted Pôle emploi.
The midwives of the Collective (1) had promised, from Monday March 17, all modes of practice combined: hospital, private, territorial, liberal, they were going to harden their strike movement that began five years ago. months to obtain a real medical status, that of hospital practitioner. This “black week”, as they announced, reached its climax on Thursday. With several “shock” actions throughout the territory throughout the day.
Today, these angry midwives didn’t just go to work in black coats. An action symbolizing the mourning of their profession. To show their determination to have their skills recognized, these professionals blocked Nantes station for 2 hours from 6 am this morning. Another example in Marseille, where a snail operation was organized between 7 am and 9 am, as well as in Rennes or Toulouse. These movements created severe slowdowns on the roads.
In addition, in the capital, around forty midwives dressed in black, white masks painted with red tears, symbolically went to a Pôle Emploi agency to request a retraining.
In addition, according to the Collective’s estimates, more than 600 liberal cabinets were closed all day in solidarity with this movement. Finally, until tomorrow, these midwives will continue to interfere with the medical functioning of maternity hospitals at night, constantly calling doctors to ask for their opinion.
At the head of this delegation, Caroline Raquin had warned the government recently in why actor “I assure you, you will hear from us again. We will not let go, ”she said. According to the latest estimates of the Collective, the indefinite strike renewed at the last general assembly would be followed by 70% of the profession.
(1) ONSSF, CNSF, ANSFC, ANESF, CNEMa, CFTC social health
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