STORY – Fret SNCF will disappear on December 31, to be replaced by two companies. The unions are threatening to strike at Christmas. But the company has been racking up abysmal losses, not least because of the rail workers’ status quo.
It’s the season: once again, railway workers are raising the spectre of a strike over the festive season. The SNCF unions (CGT-Cheminots, Unsa-Ferroviaire, Sud-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots) have called on their troops to strike on Thursday November 21. They then threatened to launch a social movement on December 11. unlimited and renewable “. ” We can’t imagine that at a time when the French want to get together, they can’t do so.”The French Minister for Transport, François Durovray, protested. In vain? Recent history is cause for concern: in 2019, almost one train in two was cancelled due to the strike against pension reform; two years ago, 200,000 passengers were left stranded following a strike by ticket inspectors.
Among the slogans of this year’s mobilization: ” A moratorium to guarantee the continuity of Fret SNCF. “. Indeed, Fret SNCF