Day of mobilization at the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne against budget cuts. 600 people are on strike according to management. 2000 demonstrators converged in a procession this Tuesday, November 26 towards the city center of Toulouse.
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Agents of the Haute-Garonne Departmental Council are marching in large numbers this Tuesday, November 26 in the streets of Toulouse. More than 2,000 people (3,000 according to the unions, 1,700 according to the police) converged on downtown Toulouse.
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New day of mobilization at the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne. 600 strikers according to management. More than 1000 demonstrators converged in a procession this Tuesday, November 26 towards the city center of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
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At issue: the announcement of the elimination of 500 contract positions which will not be renewed. Unacceptable cuts for these agents who went on strike this Tuesday.
Read: Budget 2025. “The world here is fed up!” impressive mobilization of Departmental Council agents against a severe savings plan
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Around 2000 agents of the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne march in Toulouse against budget cuts;
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Painful but necessary job cuts according to Sébastien Vincini, the president of the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne directly linked to the impact of the finance bill on the budget of local authorities.
According to him, “efforts that will have to be made” in terms of human resources. Evoking a « exceptional context »the Department informed its agents that it “had no other choice but to reduce its spending to complete the 2025 budget. There will be a shortage of 160 million euros for an overall budget estimated at 1.670 billion euros.”
Announcements which ignited the powder and pushed agents to march through Toulouse this Tuesday in defense of their public service. These deletions concern all services of the Department.
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