A difficult weekend in French stations. a collective strike by controllers has forced SNCF to cancel 60% of its TGV and Intercités from this Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th December, with a phased recovery planned for Monday. According to a source close to management, 42% of skippers were on strike on Friday, which is expected to rise over the weekend. Disturbance status.
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- TGV Inoui and Ouigo traffic
Only one out of two trains for the TGV Nord is running, estimates SNCF Voyageurs. In the East and Southeast, traffic is even lower, with only one train in three. It is on the Atlantic axis that traffic is most affected, with one train in four. Same frequency for the cheap TGV Ouigo, one train in four on the rails. Gradual recovery with 3 out of 4 trains on all axles is planned on Monday.
- International traffic
No train connects France and Spain. Third trains connect France to Italy and Switzerland. It is a little better for Germany: one of the two trains runs on rails. As for Eurostar and Thalys, traffic is “normal”, according to SNCF.
- Intercity traffic
If you want to use the Intercités TGV, one of the two trains runs during the day, while there is no night train.
Regardless of the ticket booked, customers affected by this strike will receive a full refund of the ticket price orfree exchange on all trains where space is available up to and including Thursday 8 December– emphasizes SNCF in its press release.
Christmas is in jeopardy
At the initiative of a group of supervisors created at the beginning of the school year, the national collective ASCT (CNA), the weekend strike, which has since received the support of the unions (Unsa-Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail, CFDT-Cheminots). and FO-Cheminots), with the exception of CGT-Cheminots, – refers to salary requirements, career development and, in general, greater recognition of the specifics of the function by SNCF Voyageurs management. Captains have already served strike notices over the Christmas and New Year weekends. “Sword of DamoclesAccording to UNSA-Ferroviaire Secretary General Didier Mathis. But “we will do everything we can to prevent a strike at ChristmasCNA member Nicholas Limon promised.
The management of SNCF Voyageurs expresses its regret in a press release, which is preserved “while after several weeks of negotiations concrete and important measures were offered to trade union organizations“. He says he proposedan increase of €600 per year working bonus for all skippers“integration”partial“from this one”with a fixed salary in 2024“, “acceleration of pay progress“and”transition of two captains per train for all TGV Inoui within three years“.
This strike comes on the eve of the start of mandatory annual negotiations (NAO) which are due to start on Wednesday 7 December at SNCF group level. CGT, SUD-Rail and CFDT have called for “united strike” That day.
Four days of strike action for Eurostar
Around 100 security guards working for UK rail company Eurostar will also strike for four days over the busy Christmas holiday to demand a pay rise to match rising inflation in the country.
Members of the RMT sector union employed by supplier company Mitie.They will go on strike on December 16, 18, 22 and 23After the vote in favor of the strike, according to the press release of the union. This social movement willis highly disruptive» Eurostar service for antenatal period, RMT highlights.
Source: Le Figaro
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