“For a young person in terminal, the month of March is a total stress. The CFDT is clear on this: we do not interfere with the baccalaureate, ”assured Laurent Berger.
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Iwill the baccalaureate take place in good conditions? As reported Le Figaro, the baccalaureate specialty tests begin on Monday, while the social movement against pension reform continues and the strike paralyzes a large part of France. The good performance of the exams is threatened by this protest.
The big day for high school students could therefore be disrupted. This Monday, day of examination of the motions of censure tabled in the National Assembly, the various unions are calling for continued mobilization. Transport could prevent high school students from composing in good conditions. CGT Education, FO, SUD Education and SNES-FSU also called for continued mobilization “during the baccalaureate”: the unions “filed a strike notice which covers the period of the specialty tests”.
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If the government refuses to back down, “the unions call on all colleagues to decide on the continuation of the action and to continue the mobilization during the specialty tests, including by the surveillance strike where possible”.
Unions Divided
However, this strategy is not unanimous among all unions. Asked about BFMTV on Sunday, Philippe Martinez, secretary general of the CGT, judged that the tests should be able to take place “as best as possible”, without however calling directly to avoid any mobilization on those days: “It must be possible do it in good conditions […]. But when there’s such anger, I can wish what I want […], the anger, it is there,” he said. The trade unionist also blamed the government for any disturbances, stressing that it is up to him to back down on his project so that the mobilization subsides.
In an interview to be published in Release, Laurent Berger, secretary general of the CFDT, meanwhile held a more direct speech: “We must not interfere with the baccalaureate. “For a young person in terminal, the month of March is a total stress […] This period is already very hard for them. If, in addition, they have above their heads a sword of Damocles, no one is helping. The CFDT is clear on this: we do not interfere with the baccalaureate, ”he explained.
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Conciliatory National Education
It remains to be seen whether the message will be heard. For its part, the government wants to be reassuring. If the tests will be held well until Wednesday “for 536,081 candidates” a particular “device” will be put in place, assured the Ministry of National Education, Friday.
Candidates late because of the transport strike will have “adjustments to the test time so that they can benefit from the full duration of the tests”. In addition, “in the event of difficulties, the necessary arrangements will be made to allow candidates access to examination centers in conjunction with the departmental prefectures”. Additional supervisors have also been provided if necessary.