War, crises and inflation
The war in the Middle East, triggered on February 28 by American-Israeli strikes against Iran and then Israeli strikes against Lebanon, constitutes first and foremost a major human tragedy. In a few days, the conflict left several thousand dead and injured and millions of civilians had to flee certain areas. Politically, it is a dead end. The diplomatic prospects are uncertain and for the populations the future remains blocked.
Alongside the human tragedy, the economic consequences are already visible on a global scale, particularly on prices. This war caused a surge in energy prices.
The absence of decarbonization of transport in France for 30 years is the result of policies which create a dependence on fossil fuels, weaken the lowest incomes and threaten living conditions by accentuating climate change. It is high time to accelerate the transition to renewable energies and move towards public management to remove this sector from the hands of
market and speculation.
An increase in prices which weighs on staff
In France, according to INSEE, inflation calculated over one year was still at 0.9% in February, it now stands at 1.7% and could quickly exceed 2%, driven by energy prices. Over one year, from March 2025 to March 20206, the prices of petroleum products increased by 7.3%.
The first effects are already being felt. The rise in energy prices has a direct impact on the purchasing power of households. This is particularly obvious in the Civil Service where the index salaries of agents have lost almost a quarter of their value in constant euros in twenty-five years! This is the result of a decade of devaluation of the index point at the beginning of the 2000s, then of fifteen years of freezing its value apart from a few exceptional measures.
In National Education, staff find themselves in untenable financial situations to be able to go to work, in particular the most poorly paid staff or constrained by the organization of their work (AED, AESH, TZR, non-permanent, staff in shared service… For the SNES-FSU, it is unacceptable that Education staff national must still put their hand in their pocket to go and work in the service of the general interest.
Quick, emergency measures for our salaries!
| The SNES and the FSU require emergency measures such as the injection of points into the grids for all categories and the thawing of the index point. The SNES-FSU also claimst the increase in the amount of the Special Replacement Hardship Compensation (ISSR) and travel expenses to deal with this current inflation. This is an opportunity to remind you that staff have significant delays in travel expenses; it is urgent that the ministry and the rectorates regularize these situations. The SNES-FSU also demands a temporary cap on the price of fuel. |
Beyond that, the SNES-FSU calls on the government to initiate without delay a negotiation on the revaluation of careers and remuneration, on the following bases
– the increase of at least 15% in the value of the index point and its indexation on prices
– the overhaul of the grids for teaching and related bodies with the addition of 130 points for the first level and progressions of at least 40 points per level
– the increase in promotion rates to the hors-class and exceptional class and identical rates for all teaching staff.
The SNES and the FSU call for 1isMay a great day of mobilization for peace, the rights of workers and their wages.
