Le Mirail blocked, the University of the Arsenal vote strike 
University Toulouse Mirail in recent years has been one of the options as quickly and as frequently blocked. The mobilization against the law Pecresse was no exception. Yet UT1 called "Arsenal", more discreet, held this Tuesday, November 13 its third meeting. 350 students gathered from 12:30 to 2:10 p.m. to discuss the law on university reform in the social sciences and law, and to vote on the recognition or the GM strike against the reform.
At the entrance of the Faculty, private security guards controlled the ID cards of students presented themselves, refusing to students of the Institute of Political Studies in which the premises are yet on the other side of the street, and the Institut Universitaire de Technologie, which both depend on the University of Social Sciences . Dressed in suit and tie and, having presented a secondary entrance, the guards did not even deemed necessary to verify my membership in the University or my identity.
In a relatively calm atmosphere, and far above the standards generally observed in respect of the humanities AG or administrative staff, held a debate between strike supporters and opponents.
issues and interventions had an air of déjà vu for those who attended the anti-CPE protests. Few questioned the movement against the LRU law on the merits, but many questions about the legitimacy of the GA, or the meaning of his vote. It was said that the AG was too unrepresentative number, 350 persons being present on 17 000 students. What he was told that everyone could come and make their voices heard and their votes and that the small, real, the amphi limited accommodation capacity. Moreover, Bureau proclaimed his good faith by explaining that the previous AG had failed to vote on strike for just this desire for legitimacy. The classic "try and see the LRU" did not convince the assembly, it is true mostly opposed the law Pécresse. The debate missed the question of what direction the university to the company, even a partial privatization could bring to students, and what were the real disadvantages of this reform. Without having taken the liberal orientation of the text, the anti-strikers, off-topic, have contributed nothing to the debate when they would not have failed arguments.
Interestingly, the blocking or not the option not to the agenda is an AG that has been appeased completed, and that radicals on both sides have turned increasingly ridiculous that something else. Two students wearing the red scarf of a BDE even wondered what the purpose of this mobilization since the premises were not occupied. On leaving the auditorium, they do no less animated a panel of anti strikers by diverting popular songs. The stakes were more than the game and the stakes are lower, the passions and the crowd had fallen. Once the strike validated (overwhelmingly for the strike, a dozen cons, votes "abstentions" and "do not vote" marginal) is an amphitheater that has gutted much debated mandates given to representatives on the national coordination and prerogatives of the "strike committee" in charge of the shares.
The two representatives chosen for coordination are both unionized. I turned to my neighbors
- You need unions to represent you?
- There the only ones who showed up anyway.
- And why not you, or your neighbor?
- We can not. It was too much work, and then it would be too expensive to go to Tours.
Back to reality. What room is there in France for a performance outside the established political parties or trade unions? How many doors remain closed if they were not political sesame release the funds?
Participants on both sides do not realize that the AG may be spontaneous point of departure for the recovery of sustainable thought and political expression. Universities are blocked and to overcome the same way: the slogan is to forget the background, and mobilize as intensely as possible. Strangely these are precisely the AG "are useless," which are actually the most fruitful, because it has an opportunity not to talk of a strike (or not) or the (un) lock, but the subject of debate.
GA confrontation is too often two blocks assembled and the game of mobilizing the interest of students going on to second place. There are only two most democratic values: sometimes a few mask fall and cynicism of the leaders is revealed. Sometimes a few Meetings are born and associations, away from the UNI and the UNEF ...
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AFP / File Social emerge: the strike against the
questioning of the special pension regimes
and strike a deal with internal limiting
project conventionnement physicians wishing to settle in areas already sufficiently covered. In both cases, the mobilization has been strong. However, explain how that 8% of French employees are unionized only, and only 1 in 20 in private? The unions remain effective mobilization equipment, actors institutionally recognized (presumption of representativeness), catalysts hegemonic media (those who have lived
anti-CPE CNE to be heard, when
B. Julliard UNEF of
How to understand the mistrust that occurs to them, and to contribute to increasing inefficiency of French economic policy other than reaction?
I
The parallel between these two social movements is interesting because these two social groups are facing the same problem, although represented by different bodies, each in support a separate public service, and with it having a very close variable.
Regarding the special pension regimes, are weighing the commitment of the State in which it would be unfair to come back and face changing conditions Working towards less arduous and unfavorable demographic changes observed.
As for doctors, there is on one side of a social pact in jeopardy drift (sometimes against the current law) of the Employment (Irresponsible requirements or complacent, refusal of CMU
exceedances of 'fees amounting to 2 billion euros,
demedicalization of entire areas), which meet the risk of a "slippery slope" of policies aimed at déconventionnement disincentives: the privatization of public health.
Nicolas Sarkozy spoke about the social movements of "valve": in both cases, the Government forces the line to unlock the status quo and make liberal measures. In both cases, he supported where it hurts.
Unions are evil legitimacy. Inaudible at the promulgation of the CNE, as they waited for student engagement is ripe, and certain victory to start their forces in battle, and deal
just in time for the reelection of B. Thibault . The unions they would be things the system tries to stem development work part time, poaching of purchasing power, or abuse of internships? Inefficient and unproductive despite their historical weight, their networks, it is expected that the device also serves to respond to act at national level.
the side of representatives of doctors or medical students, there is still widespread reactions to the establishment of the medical deductible, the delisting or the slow degradation of working conditions in the Public Hospital. More generally, in particular the Council of the Order too often leaves the law responsibility "make clean" in the profession when he is fully competent to maintain rules of morality, integrity and dedication to his profession, and has moreover a judicial function. Thus, the law allowing a patient access to medical records was intended to counter a physician paternalism still too strong. Ultimately, it
Decree of 4 March 2002 will primarily served the insurance and banks, which could therefore require their customers to provide them a copy, leaving him with no possibility of lying about his actual health status . Medical secrecy remains, but it was considerably weakened. And have increased the uninsured AIDS patients, cancer ... If the former was self-regulated profession, the state probably could not take the opportunity to deregulate the medical secret in turn.
II
representatives
This attitude is not without consequences.
Indeed, public opinion feels somewhat taken for a fool when invoked to mobilize the two main causes, and certainly just really endangered, but it seems manipulated for the benefit of a handful of already "privileged." Thus public opinion is divided, and one begins to disapprove the struggle of others remained too indifferent to our own fate. The case is beautiful, but the choice of the battles a bit too biased.
hypocrisy, myopia or attention absorbed by turf wars of power?
to the prejudice of doctors as to those beneficiaries special pension regimes is an opportunity that makes the thief. Based on this distrust, and advantage of the inaction of the officials on sensitive issues, the Government manages to call into question evidence of our model by always one step ahead, and especially with the choice of weapons and ground. Too often, the battle that follows is therefore limited to an attack-defense.
Yet unionism can regenerate (re-?) Becoming proactive.
By proactive, I mean it must act as a self- its activity. Even in regard to national issues, it should behave as if there was no state, and produce self-standards in consideration of the general interest.
III
How self-regulate?
1 It ceases to be responsive and we anticipate: you become proactive.
2 We recognize the problems and they rule oneself, between representatives and sincere after consultation of the database.
3 is anticipated, it is proposed, experiments and finally we generalize.
For example, the state should not regulate the medical profession to ensure that every territory has doctors. The Bar Council should be a medical service of two years to finish school, or some time later, with mobility of couples still not installed. Another example: a fund to help doctors based in rural or very sensitive. Another example, lifting equipment and collections require that the state hospitals neglected areas are properly equipped.
Doctors are a regulated profession, with an Order, a high education level, and for many a vocation. If a corporation must lead the way, this is probably it. Today, they give the image that they had to be personally threatened to fight on behalf of a system that has been weakened recent years, in their indifference, inaction, or in their inaudibility.
Regarding the unions, there are also several activities for them that they should assume. For example, sale August 23, 2007 fruit and vegetables in season in Paris,
for a price much lower than that charged by supermarkets, and this to show that their margins are cutting back on the abusive power purchase was a relevant and significant. This action of the agricultural union
MODEF did not intend to generalize even lead to the creation of a distribution network? Another example is the division of labor and wage determination. More friends around me executives work for a service that charges 12 000 euros in the month, when they did that affect 2300. Is there no space for structures with non-profit and certainly more fair? Regarding the current strike, the unions are really in a position to oppose reform, while so little concrete has been done or proposed for trades really painful, as the BTP? The conference on the arduous work should not wait government a green light. This is an issue that unions should spontaneously take head on. In the current situation, the government reform will probably diminished, but against what compensation? A comprehensive approach would be more favorable to employees, and would yield much higher margins for negotiation. What would be lost on land serve to advance on another.
IV
With the examples we discussed today, we see how the crisis of representation runs deep in France. Not that it is irreversible, but it requires awareness and a massive turnaround in attitudes for the players live out of public issues as important as health, rail transport or production of electricity, taking their fates in hand.
Many NGOs and associations, such as consumer associations, have long since this model and their influence is growing, as and as concrete achievements accumulate. To have experienced in community life to a more modest scale of course, this method works and significantly reduces interference.
To achieve this result, it will probably be willing to work with a brother enemy
obstacle for some leaders still insumontable
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, multiplied interviews), especially alone can order the cessation of movements (sometimes even when claims are largely dissatisfied). 
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