After the failure of negotiations on Wednesday between the railway unions and the management of the SNCF, the strike notice for Friday and this weekend was maintained.
On the South-East line, only one in two TGVs will run on Friday, but other disruptions are to be expected.
Claims, traffic conditions and reimbursement,
20 Minutes
takes stock of this strike.
The galley began this Thursday morning for thousands of workers in Ile-de-France and will affect the rest of the French on Friday.
On the eve of the first day of the Christmas holidays, the railway workers went on strike following the failure of negotiations with the management of the SNCF on Wednesday.
What are they asking for?
Which trains are affected?
How do you know if your train is going to be canceled?
20 Minutes gives
you the practical guide to survive this mess.
Why are the officers going on strike?
For the unions, the issue is global.
The Unsa, CGT, FO and Sud-Rail are first asking for better working conditions and the recruitment of more staff, while they consider themselves understaffed.
Lack of controllers, sometimes even drivers, the daily impact is not negligible, especially in Hauts-de-France where 40 to 50 trains are already canceled per day.
And this, while the CEO of SNCF Jean-Pierre Farandou announced in September that he wanted to cut 2,000 to 3,000 jobs.
The other demand of the unions relates to remuneration and comes in two parts: on the one hand an increase in wages.
Wednesday,
Eric Meyer, of the Sud-Rail union, announced on Franceinfo that he feared "an eighth year with zero general increase" and estimated that "more than 50,000 railway workers" had "a basic salary lower than the minimum wage".
On the other hand, the unions are also asking for a Covid-19 bonus, to compensate for the efforts made during the crisis.
They are claiming 1,000 euros per railway worker, while the management would be ready to offer only 600 euros.
Which trains are affected?
The line most affected will be the South-East axis, on which only one TGV in two will run on Friday. The traffic forecasts for Saturday and Sunday will be published quickly, taking into account the withdrawal of the Unsa union, which believes it has "obtained satisfaction". The TGV Atlantique is also affected by the strike, but should display “almost normal” traffic, according to Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs.
Disruptions are also to be expected in Brittany, where a "guaranteed service" will be set up from Friday to Sunday on certain TER lines, and in the South-West, as well as on the South-West axis, where controllers and agents stopover are called to strike.
It is, for the time being, impossible to be able to announce the impact on train traffic.
Finally, ten lines are affected by the movement in Ile-de-France this Thursday, on the Transilien and the RER B, C, D and E, leading to train cuts.
The movement is to continue on Friday.
How do you know if you are affected?
In total, 50,000 travelers will suffer the train cuts on Friday, according to a statement by Alain Krakovitch, director of Travel SNCF, to AFP.
In addition to the real-time information available on SNCF websites, the persons concerned will be notified by SMS or email the day before departure, as soon as the cancellation of the train is confirmed.
When possible, they will be able to exchange their ticket on another train at no cost or additional cost.
Our file on the SNCF strike
Alain Krakovitch announced a “200%” refund, via a full refund of the ticket plus a credit corresponding to the price of the ticket, valid until June.
The details of the conditions have yet to be clarified.
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