An almost normal traffic expected this Sunday, new mobilization expected in June – Liberation
The SNCF provides for low disruptions this Sunday, May 11, with more than nine out of ten TGVs in France, for the last day of The controllers’ strike during this bridge weekend of May 8. Traffic is « Little disturbed » This weekend, according to a spokesperson for the SNCF Group Communication Department. “The Transilien (Parisian suburbs), the (regional trains) TER and intercités circulated normally and traffic was normal at 96 % on TGV on Saturday. We plan the same on Sunday ”, said the same source.
The mobilization of strikers, « Very strong » Saturday, should « A little down on Sunday », According to the South-Rail union. « On Saturday, we were beyond the 60s % of strikers in TGV controllers, with tips in the southeast at more than 66 %. And we are about 50 % on ter ”, said Fabien Villedieu, from Sud-Rail. Despite this mobilization – the SNCF also tabling a rate of strikers exceeding 60 % on Saturday – the public group had assured that all travelers could « Traveling the day scheduled to their destination ».
The Sud-Rail union and a collective of controllers called National ASCT collective (CNA) called for strike on May 9, 10 and 11 to claim an increase in their work premium and better anticipation of schedules, too often modified at the last minute according to them.
Most trains can run thanks to the deployment of volunteers, executives in the company, who have received special training for one day to replace the striking controllers in the trains.
For Sud-Rail, this is not enough to explain the low traffic disturbances: « The SNCF has sought to invisibilize the strike, by imposing a degraded transport plan, with simple TGV units of 500 people instead of the usual double trains during time of crowds, which require more controllers », According to Fabien Villedieu.
At the beginning of May, SNCF travelers CEO, Christophe Fanichet, said he had « Already thousands of less reservations for this May 8 bridge » In anticipation of the strike. Claiming to have « Given all his chance to social dialogue » with « More than 35 meetings », He is committed to « Give readability on the weekly rest of TGV chiefs, six months old and no longer to three months », But excluded an increase in remuneration.
South-Rail should take stock « At the start of next week » on the possible continuation to be given to the movement.
At the start of this week, A driver’s strike at the CGT-Cheminots call, the first union organization at the SNCF, had caused disruption on regional lines in several regions such as Hauts-de-France or Ile-de-France.
According to SNCF travelers, « About nine out of ten TERs will have circulated in France (during this strike), and about eight transilian in ten, with disparities according to the region or the lines ».
The CGT-Cheminots has already planned a continuation of the mobilization: it appealed to the strike on June 4 for the drivers, on the sidelines of a round table devoted to the premium from which they benefit, on June 5 for all categories of railway workers, with claims relating to wages or the improvement of working conditions, and June 11 for controllers.
