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| SNUipp-FSU | |
|---|---|
| Name | SNUipp-FSU |
| Native name | Syndicat National Unitaire des Instituteurs, Professeurs des écoles et PEGC - Fédération Syndicale Unitaire |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Affiliation | Fédération Syndicale Unitaire |
SNUipp-FSU is a French teachers' union representing primary school staff, including instituteurs and professeurs des écoles. It operates within the landscape of French labor organizations and public service actors, interacting with national institutions, political parties, and education stakeholders. The union engages in collective bargaining, strikes, and policy advocacy while maintaining links to broader union federations and international bodies.
Formed during the reconfiguration of French trade unions in the early 1990s, the union emerged amid debates involving François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Lionel Jospin, Michel Rocard, and other political figures. Its development paralleled actions by Confédération Générale du Travail, Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail, Force Ouvrière, Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques, and the Fédération Syndicale Unitaire. Early campaigns referenced reforms associated with the Loi Jospin, disputes over reforms initiated by the Ministry of National Education (France), and reactions to policy measures under successive cabinets including Edouard Balladur and Édouard Philippe. The union's history intersects with major labor events such as the demonstrations of May 1968 legacy debates, the strikes against the Réforme Fillon, and mobilizations mirroring responses to the Taubira law and pension plans debated under Nicolas Sarkozy and Emmanuel Macron.
The union's internal governance mirrors structures found in unions like Union nationale des syndicats autonomes and Syndicat National des Enseignements de Second degré. It holds national congresses, regional councils, departmental sections, and local delegates, with organs comparable to those of Confédération Européenne des Syndicats affiliates. Leadership posts are elected by delegates from regions including Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Hauts-de-France. Administrative ties connect it to institutions such as the Inspection générale de l'éducation nationale and networks like the Observatoire des inégalités through collaborative studies and bargaining teams.
Membership comprises primary teachers, special education staff, and classroom assistants drawn from departments like Paris, Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, Gironde, and Nord. The union competes for representativeness with organizations such as Fédération Syndicale Unitaire affiliates, the Union Nationale des Lycées et Collèges, and sectoral unions representing secondary teachers such as Snes-FSU. It participates in professional competence commissions and representatives' elections alongside entities like UNEF, CGT, and CFDT. The union negotiates with employers represented by the Ministry of National Education (France) and engages social partners including Conseil d'État advisors and parliamentary committees from the Assemblée nationale and the Sénat.
The union organizes strikes, demonstrations, national days of action, and awareness campaigns in coordination with bodies like Solidaires, La France Insoumise, Parti Socialiste, Europe Écologie Les Verts, and municipal authorities in cities such as Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Lille. Campaigns have targeted reforms tied to legislation debated in the Assemblée nationale, budget allocations debated in the Court of Audit (France), and assessment measures linked to the Programme for International Student Assessment. It produces position papers and mobilization materials distributed during national mobilizations parallel to actions by Solidarité Laïque and educational collectives in universities such as Sorbonne University and Université Paris-Saclay.
The union advances positions on teacher recruitment, working conditions, class sizes, and curricular frameworks responding to proposals from ministers such as Jack Lang, Luc Ferry, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, and Jean-Michel Blanquer. It lobbies parliamentary groups across the Assemblée nationale and leverages relationships with senators and deputies from parties including Parti Communiste Français, Les Républicains, Renaissance (French political party), and Socialist Party (France). Through engagement with administrative courts and advisory bodies like the Conseil Supérieur de l'Éducation Nationale, it seeks to influence policy outcomes on matters that intersect with laws such as the Loi d'Orientation et de Programmation pour l'Éducation Nationale and workforce statutes administered under the Code de l'éducation.
At the international level, the union maintains contacts with organizations such as Education International, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, and European counterparts including Fédération Internationale des Enseignants-linked groups, as well as unions from United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Belgium. It partakes in exchanges with delegations to bodies like the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and UNESCO forums. Cooperative initiatives have involved solidarity actions with teachers' unions in countries affected by austerity, including Greece and Portugal, and collaborations with NGOs such as Amnesty International and Oxfam on issues of equity and access to schooling.
Category:Trade unions in France Category:Education in France