In two days, a “ultimatum day launched by the railway workers. And if that’s not enough, the CGT, Unsa, Sud-Rail and CFDT Cheminots have also called an unlimited strike from December 11. Their demands include “implementation of a moratorium”. concerning the dismantling of Fret SNCF “in order to guarantee its continuity and long-term development”..

Because from 1^er January, Fret SNCF will be reborn as two separate companies, Hewafret for freight transport and Technis for locomotive maintenance. For François Durovray, Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, the aim is to achieve “a commitment to the future of freight transport”. with a “a transformation that will make it possible to retain most of the wagons and the 500 jobs concerned”..

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“Dialogue must always precede strikes, I’m rather dubious about the unions’ movements”said the Minister this Tuesday morning on RFI. Regarding the unlimited strike planned for December 11, François Durovray expresses his concern. “for the French people and for SNCF”.. “The company is doing better from an economic point of view”he assures us, repeating that “dialogue must precede any strike action”.. “The minister wouldn’t understand if the French were blocked.” a few days before Christmas, he warned, using the third person.

Regarding the proposal to limit strikes during vacations and public holidays, put forward recently by Éric Ciottifrom the Union des Droites, the Minister reminds us that “two constitutional principles exist in our country”.namely “the right to strike and the continuity of public services”..