Garbage collectors strike: fewer trash cans in Paris, but there is a threat of a private strike

Things are getting better… for how long? The volume of uncollected waste in Paris, where garbage collectors have been on strike for more than 20 days, fell to 7,828 tons on Sunday, but new areas could be affected as early as Monday when strike notices are filed. this time private.

“This Sunday, the tonnage of uncollected garbage in Paris continues to decline and amounted to 7,828 tons compared to 9,800 tons yesterday,” the Paris City Hall said on Sunday, the 21st day of the garbage pickers strike. “Since this morning, 162 garbage containers have been running through the streets of Paris (…) This is 2.5 times more than on a normal Sunday,” the mayor’s office said.

This improvement, visible in some areas, is due in part to the opening of three incinerators surrounding the capital. On Friday, Syctom, the metropolitan union that runs the three sites, announced an end to the strike movement in two of them (Saint-Ouen and Issy-les-Moulineaux), while the third, in Ivry-sur-Seine, was requisitioned by law enforcement.

Derishburg strike notice

However, this progress remains precarious: while the strike has so far been predominantly the preserve of the waste collectors of the city of Paris, which manages waste collection in half of the metropolitan districts, it could spread to private service providers with whom negotiations have taken place. on Sunday.

The strike notice was filed in particular by the CGT for Polyreva Derichebourg, based in La Courneuve (Saint-Saint-Denis) and collecting the 10th and 18th arrondissement. The union is demanding higher wages and better working conditions, joining the movement against pension reform.

However, the mobilization did not start as planned on Sunday in this area. According to union sources, workers’ representatives are negotiating with management and a proposal is to be presented to workers on Monday, who will then decide whether or not to go on strike.

Cancellation of the strike in the 15th arrondissement

On Friday, private service provider Pizzorno, which collects payments in the 15th arrondissement, announced the end of a strike that lasted almost a month after signing a “retreat protocol” with CGT. Packs resumed Friday afternoon and Philippe Goujon, mayor of the 15th arrondissement, tweeted that he hoped to be back to normal “within a week.”