Strong actions in Martinique on the 1st day of the indefinite strike, particularly against the vaccine obligation – M – Martinique 1ère

The members of the intersyndicale placed roadblocks very early on Monday, November 22, 2021, at various points around Le Lamentin and Fort-de-France.

Dams around the General Social Security Fund in Lamentin using trucks from construction professionals, “in support of CGSSS employees on the move for a few days and for obtaining our certificates and the establishment of a moratorium so that our companies can continue to work“, specifies Hervé Etilé, president of the French building federation in Martinique.

Other blockages are carried out in front of the activity zones economic and commercial, areas of California, Lizard, in front of Sara, Lamentin. While the day before Bertrand Cambusy of the CSTM, declared that SARA would not be blocked …

The entrance to the Mangles Mahogany area on the bridge leading to the Acajou shopping center is blocked by local taxis.

What is happening is consistent with what we had decided within the inter-union, that is to say, not to penalize the population and above all to allow them to participate in the mobilization.

Bertrand Cambusy, spokesperson for the intersyndicale

This movement is renewable, he adds. “We are going to play game after game without panicking and not going into excess and focus on our demands in the interest of the people. “

To the question of whether a risk of fire is possible as in the sister island, Guadeloupe, the spokesperson for the intersyndicale wants to be very clear. “I believe that Guadeloupe is Guadeloupe, Martinique is Martinique, even if we are in solidarity with the unions but not of the thugs of course, it is the spirit in which we prepared this mobilization, we we prepare for any eventuality “.

The inter-union calls for the demonstration at 8 am at the house of the unions for speeches and probably a parade in the streets of Fort-de-France.

Among the demands, we find in particular the withdrawal of the vaccination obligation of caregivers, the health pass, the pension reform, the alignment of “health” personnel of National Education with other education personnel.

Other demands are also discussed, the stopping of the development of precarious employment, the increase in wages, the price of gas, the high cost of living, the end of the “transformation” of schools into vaccinodromes and the propaganda for vaccination in schools.

An opening of a discussion with the competent authorities concerning local taxis and collective taxis is on the program as well as with Martinican artists concerning the problems inherent in the profession to highlight their difficulties in the face of the current situation …