English subtitles for clip: File:Mounir - Our issues are the issues of all workers.ogv
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1 00:00:00,565 --> 00:00:03,835 Hello, my name's Mounir, mail carrier in Levallois. 2 00:00:03,833 --> 00:00:05,903 I've been on strike since March 26, 3 00:00:05,904 --> 00:00:08,364 like hundreds of postal workers in our area 4 00:00:08,364 --> 00:00:16,624 in all craft-level positions and every kind of operation. 5 00:00:17,644 --> 00:00:20,414 The starting point of this strike was the green light 6 00:00:20,415 --> 00:00:22,695 given by the Labor Minister to La Poste management 7 00:00:22,695 --> 00:00:26,115 authorizing the firing of our union representative, GaÍl Quirante. 8 00:00:26,743 --> 00:00:29,293 This is a decision that shows the relentless 9 00:00:29,297 --> 00:00:32,307 political and corporate harassment of a union representative. 10 00:00:32,306 --> 00:00:34,416 Those kinds of methods are not new, 11 00:00:34,416 --> 00:00:38,246 but it's not a reason for us to put up with it. 12 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,150 So we're demanding the reintegration of our co-worker GaÍl. 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,260 We're also on strike to make our demands heard, 14 00:00:46,743 --> 00:00:49,703 alert public opinion on our working conditions, 15 00:00:50,346 --> 00:00:54,016 warn the State and users that La Poste as a company 16 00:00:54,019 --> 00:00:57,549 does not fulfill its duties and obligations towards them. 17 00:00:58,402 --> 00:01:00,292 People don't realize it but, 18 00:01:00,289 --> 00:01:02,369 in the general assemblies of various industries, 19 00:01:02,372 --> 00:01:05,642 in the demos and meetings, hearing speeches, 20 00:01:05,642 --> 00:01:08,202 talking with our co-workers, on strike or not, 21 00:01:08,202 --> 00:01:11,352 talking with railroad workers, with unemployed people, 22 00:01:11,351 --> 00:01:15,631 students, retirees, teachers, healthcare workers, 23 00:01:15,631 --> 00:01:18,881 retail employees or energy workers, 24 00:01:18,882 --> 00:01:21,202 with workers who are fighting now, 25 00:01:21,202 --> 00:01:24,072 from the private and public sectors, 26 00:01:24,242 --> 00:01:27,672 we can see that we all have the same issues. 27 00:01:28,031 --> 00:01:30,671 Our issues are not only those of the postal workers of our area, 28 00:01:30,672 --> 00:01:32,292 but they're the issues of all workers, 29 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:34,202 the issues of all French people, 30 00:01:34,201 --> 00:01:37,691 the strike is legitimate, the strike is just, 31 00:01:37,691 --> 00:01:40,031 but we need you to win the strike. 32 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:44,943 We need your support : morally, in person and above all financially. 33 00:01:44,951 --> 00:01:48,681 La Poste is pressuring us with 0⏠paychecks, 34 00:01:48,683 --> 00:01:52,553 and even less than that, because we will owe them money next month. 35 00:01:52,549 --> 00:01:56,119 We are determined and we will win! 36 00:01:56,132 --> 00:01:58,802 But to win, we need your support. 37 00:01:58,799 --> 00:02:01,889 Support us, give to the strike fund. 38 00:02:01,903 --> 00:02:04,153 Let's all fight together! 39 00:02:04,149 --> 00:02:05,369 Thank you.