Labor law: traffic disrupted by the strike at the SNCF – The Point

An unlimited strike started Tuesday night in the train, nine days before the start of the Euro, the call of the CGT, SUD and Unsa. Shortly before 7 am, traffic was disrupted: with 60% of TGV, 40% of Transiliens and third of Intercity circulating, according to SNCF

Based on the ‘real movement’ of trains. the “first service drops” of Wednesday morning, a spokesman for SNCF confirmed traffic estimates reported Tuesday. In Ile-de-France, overall 40% of trains must be ensured. If the RER A will be spared (normal traffic), about a third of the RER B, D and E will roll, 40% of the RER C line R of Transilien will be the most affected with only 10% of trains. On other lines, between a third and half will flow.

In the province, half of the TER connections will be provided, including alternate coaches. TGV side, the strike will affect more Ouigo and Southeast lines, where 40% of trains must circulate, and the North Atlantic and axes (50%). Intercity connections will they, most severely affected, with a third of trains on average during the day and freezing at night. Internationally, the SNCF provides normal traffic on Eurostar and Alleo (Germany), 75% of Lyria (Switzerland), Thalys and only 40% of Ellipsos (Spain) and a third of SVI trains (Italy).

project Removing labor law

in addition to internal demands, the unions are demanding the withdrawal of labor legislation. The movement looks relatively strong Wednesday and precedes other turmoil in transport. “This week will be the strongest week of mobilization for three months now,” said Tuesday the leader of the CGT, Philippe Martinez.

The executive tried to defuse the conflict in requiring the SNCF, the official carrier of the Euro, concessions on the future organization of work of railwaymen. This led to railroad the CFDT-up in extremis his notice. And CGT-Cheminots Tuesday asked the government to obtain “immediate reopening” negotiations in the rail to build an unprecedented collective agreement. UTP (combining SNCF and private companies) has already sent the unions a draft agreement.

The CGT calls a strike at RATP starting Thursday

Government intends to “keep on the merits” of the work Bill: Manuel Valls reaffirmed Tuesday. In the right-wing opposition, the president and Republican former state leader Nicolas Sarkozy denounced “the mess” in France, “the weakness, cowardice, the total loss of authority” of the executive, in an interview current Values ​​ published Thursday. The parallel negotiations within the SNCF to make the organization more flexible work are they, in their final phase.

In the Parisian public transport, the CGT called from Thursday an indefinite strike over pay and against the bill work. RATP does not anticipate that slight perturbations.

The government could also face a conflict in airports, unions of civil aviation calling for Friday to Sunday strike to demand the arrest of declines staffing and weigh on the renegotiation of their social and compensatory framework. Ongoing negotiations with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), however, could result in lifting the strike.

Day of Action on June 14

Apart from these claims businesses, the social climate remains burdened by the challenge to the labor law, including brightly heated exchanges between the CGT and management.

the first plant in the country “on Tuesday decided to wear defamation complaint “against the president of Medef, Pierre Gattaz, who spoke of” minority who behave much like (…) terrorists. ” In response, the employers’ organization has called on businesses affected by the blockages to sue for “offense of obstructing the freedom to work.”

The dispute has temporarily left the street to continue by site blockings or strikes in refineries, six of the eight remain “stationary or idling,” according to the CGT-oil. The secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, visited Tuesday night in Donges (Loire-Atlantique) to support the strikers Total refinery, “detonators”, he said, the “amplification” of the mobilization against the law work.

Against this text Minister Myriam El Khomri, a day of action is scheduled on June 14 with a single rally in Paris, organized by the employees of organizations (CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires) and youth (UNEF, Fidl, UNL).