This is not a literary award like so many others

This is not a literary award like so many others. In 2005, he has crowned a little-known writer of the general public, Thierry Maugenest, for his novel "Venice", published in the éditions Liana Levi. This distinction, the must to a humorous of jury, composed of 3,000 readers, who have just the particularity of the... employees, anonymous but interested in literature. Literary award of company Inter-comités was born nine years ago, under the leadership of two librarians, working in two associations of the region of Nantes and Angers the: "initially, we wanted to introduce employees to the different novels of those found in the libraries of the committees, tells Catherine Grall, Coordinator of price Acener (Association of Nantes works councils). But to bring them to this type of literature, to be a powerful incentive. The Organization of a price seemed a good way to involve them and foster discussion between them. "The first year, 11 committees and 65 players were involved in the experience. They were in 2005... 260 EC and employees 3,000 voters! Because today, the price has a national network Cezam. It brings together about 30 associations inter-comités company (approximately 6,000 this representing a million employees) across in France.

To play the solidarity

Since 20 years, at the initiative of activists of the CFDT, the cooperation between the developed. The idea Share resources between small and large committees, to play the solidarity. This wishing to regroup, often at the regional level, in an association to which they pay a fee whose amount depends on the number of employees. "This"common pot"allows to organize social and cultural activities, interesting and varied which are open to a greater number of employees, provides Catherine Bouillard, Director of the Siu (economic and social unit) Cezam.". At the national level, the network enables the exchange of experiences and good practices between inter-CE associations. It also offers a map which allows employees to benefit from reductions in more than 5000 partners: museums, tourist attractions, festivals, theatres, amusement parks, sports halls, holiday and travel agencies...

For Hervé Morice, Cezam President, politicians cannot simply distribute a keepnet of oysters at Christmas. Join an inter-CE association provides the means to resist the commercial temptations of suppliers: "associations federated by Cezam, approximately 250 employees brought daily to the their professional skills to provide members of the ambitious socio-cultural activities and quality service.". Elected officials are thus made aware of a somewhat different use of their budget. We also defend social values. When providers reduce rates of 50, one might ask what are the working conditions of people working at home. We must think a bit before responding to the best offering in terms of price. Similarly, we are ensuring that activities are live local cultural structures and the regional economic fabric.

A common philosophy

In any case, the success of literary award involving this 21 year inter-CE gives rise to ideas. Association effect, which brings together with EC du Finistère has decided to launch in 2006 a new contest! It is by seeing the interest of a number of employees for two writing workshops organized in recent months as Amélie Berthelémé, host of social and cultural effect activities had the idea to go further: "with this contest, we wish to promote the practice of writing outside the professional sphere. We sought four authors of the selection of literary award, 2005, which will call the jury. The best three texts will be published to author account and distributed in the the partners and a few libraries in the region.

Roving bookmobile that travel companies to provide employees the latest literary publications, thematic cycles of film animated by young students in the audiovisual field, visits of small local museums, cultural excursions, solidarity trips, improved culture amateur through the exhibition of works by artists employees budding... The inter-CE are on a shared philosophy: give meaning to the socio-cultural activities and promote exchanges in the world of work.