A group on strike, installed under awnings at the entrance to the Emmaüs site in Déols. A second group which proclaims itself “anti-strike”, who distributes leaflets to each arrival. The movement started from “indentation” from the site manager, Alex Georges, at the end of last week.
Some comrades took this action as a disciplinary sanction against the person in charge and chose to go on strike on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to show their support. “The person in charge chose to step down himself.indicated, Wednesday June 26, 2024, the president, Colette Laurent. This is not a disciplinary measure, his job is in no way threatened.” During the day, Alex Georges also announced that he would return to his post. “at the end of next week”.
Two managers and two salaried assistants
Not necessarily enough to reassure the anti-strike people who, for their part, “demand a leader who listens to them, respects them, who does not distinguish between skin color or nationality”. Denouncing a kind of favoritism, “We want to be respected like other workers, in compliance with labor lawthey continue. For the moment, there are privileged people and we are suffering. »
Arrived urgently in Déols, Wednesday morning – “I was supposed to start my mission on Monday 1is July “ –, Franck Leton, traveling manager of Emmaüs communities, hopes “try to calm things down”Arriving straight from a mission in Chambéry (Haute-Savoie), he will be stationed in Déols until the end of December.
“With everything that revolves around the community of Déols (a journalist from the show Further investigation broadcast, on Thursday, June 6, images filmed by hidden camera, showing malfunctions, particularly in terms of safety at work)it creates a whirlwind. Some things have been magnifiedthinks Franck Leton. Obviously, in a community made up of women and men, who have different personalities and histories, this can create misunderstandings. »
To resolve the conflict, the traveling manager wants to give himself time. “We need to be reassured about our intentions. No one should feel discriminated against. We will make sure to treat each situation equally. »
Franck Leton steps forward with humility. “Indeed, there are things to review. Emmaüs must at all costs evolve and move away from a certain archaism. » Colette Laurent, the president, is also well aware of this. She wants to strengthen the team.
“We welcome 48 companions in Déols and 15 in Blancshe emphasizes. That’s a lot of people. » A deputy manager arrived a year ago, working in La Châtre; a second deputy has been in Déols for three months. “A single manager is not enough, a single person cannot take on so many tasks. » The objective is therefore “to have two managers and two deputies”.
Alex Georges is therefore replaced until the end of the year by Franck Leton, “while waiting for a second manager to be assigned to Indre”. Colette Laurent wants to believe in a bright tomorrow. “I have confidence, we all have the same desire, full of projects, ideas and desires. » Enough to give him comfort, the strikers announced that they would return to work from Tuesday July 2.
