Covid in several phases
“Between orders and counter-orders, confinements and deconfinements, we have had to constantly adapt,” introduced the general manager of the Association of parents of unsuitable children, Etienne Fabert. From March to June 2020, all establishments for children and ESATs (establishments and services to help through work) closed. Everyone went home. We had to maintain the link with families and invent a new way of operating remotely, by phone, by video. At the same time, boarding schools remained open, with a ban on visits. Each week, we communicated on the daily life of young people to inform parents. The person in charge wishes to emphasize that “inter-establishment solidarity has played a full role.” Summer has passed, then fall. The Volkrange site was then affected by the coronavirus. “The hardest part was at the time of the third wave, with the explosion of cases, especially at Castel. The situation became dramatic with the death of 6 residents at Les Marronniers in Guénange. The vaccination took place in January. The associative life has been stopped. Only the Friendship Brioches operation was maintained (€ 62,137 collected).
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Climat social
After several months of wage demands, unions and management signed six company agreements on May 21, including the one on the organization of working time. Tensions had mounted against the backdrop of the merger of the Thionville and Saint-Avold entities, which provided, among other things, for the annualization of the working time of 1,200 employees. The update on the organization of working time was validated by three organizations representing 65% of employees. “This agreement maintains the equivalent of the RTT for 450 employees who benefited from it, and makes it possible to earn additional salaries for boarding school employees who have to change their working hours quite significantly,” explains Etienne Fabert. Or 25% more remuneration for modified hours. “
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Renovations in force
Despite reduced finances, the APEI sector Thionville was able to benefit from the financial support of the ARS (regional health agency), which covered the salaries of disabled workers from March to October. The sky is clear today, with renovation projects that will flourish all over the North Moselle. At the MAS in Guénange, at the IME in Inglange, in Volkrange. Finally, in line with the Creton amendment, which allows 20-year-old adults to stay in an IME, places in specialized foster homes should be created. Good news that is added to another: the release of 15 places for young people with autism and intellectual disabilities within the Special Education and Home Care Service.
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