The traffic will be again very disturbed in Île-de-France for the public transport and on the whole territory as for the trains, Monday, on the fifth day of a strike against the reform of the pensions. High Commissioner Jean-Paul Delevoye must present the conclusions of his consultation.

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Last weekend, the strike resumed. After a first day of mobilization against the pension reform, Thursday, continued Friday in many sectors, then blockades and parades Saturday and Sunday, the movement continues Monday. The first three unions of railway workers have called for amplifying the strike, while the Parisian transport announce themselves again paralyzed. On the eve of a new day of national mobilization, the High Commissioner for pensions, Jean-Paul Delevoye, must present to the social partners the conclusions of its consultation.

The information to remember:

  • The day is again dark in transport, with a TGV and a Transilien on five and ten metro lines closed in Paris
  • Consultations have been held throughout the weekend in Matignon, while the CGT promises to hold "until withdrawal" of the draft reform
  • High Commissioner for pensions, Jean-Paul Delevoye, to present to the social partners the conclusions of his consultation

A new dark day in transport

At SNCF, traffic is slightly improving but remains "very disturbed", with only one TGV and one Transilien out of five in circulation. The situation is particularly tense for intersector trips (province-province), with one TGV out of seven. On the network of TERs, count three out of ten links, "mainly provided by bus".

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In the Paris region, most public transport works in slow motion: ten metro lines are closed. These are lines 2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7bis, 10, 11, 12 and 13. Those that remain open are mostly open during peak hours, with a high risk of saturation, just like on the RER A and B

Fears for the safety of travelers

"The level of service will not transport everyone," warned the director of the crisis room at the headquarters of the SNCF, Claude Solard, at the microphone of Europe 1. While users had anticipated and often expected to stay home Thursday and Friday, the group fears that crowd movements pose risks for travelers and calls them not to go to the stations "where there will be no offer" Monday.

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Bus lanes and taxis are exceptionally open to carpooling on the "major roads that arrive in Paris" from five in the morning. The measure applies "from three people in the car" on "the A1, the A6A, the A10 and the A12", according to Secretary of State for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.

Exceptionally, the reserved lanes of the A1, A6A, A10 and A12 will be open to vehicles shared by at least 3 people.
Monday, December 9th, from 5am, in Île de France. # Ridesharing # greve9december

- J-Baptiste Djebbari (@Djebbari_JB) December 8, 2019

The beginning of a crucial week for the executive

Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister Edouard Philippe receive the ministers most concerned by the pension reform and the leaders of the majority at a "lunch of rigging" this afternoon at the Elysee. In the afternoon, the High Commissioner for pensions Jean-Paul Delevoye, he must present to the social partners the conclusions of the concertation revived after the summer. The stakes are heavy for the government, two days before the date set by Edouard Philippe to detail his plan to merge the 42 existing pension plans.