“At least two out of three trains” will run this weekend, SNCF Voyageurs CEO Christophe Fanichet announced at a press conference.
On Friday, in detail, two out of three TGVs should run on the Atlantic and Mediterranean axes, and one in two trains on the North axis;
the Paris-Lille shuttle will however be almost normal.
Three TGV Est out of four will run.
Three Ouigo out of four should also circulate.
The Intercités should have normal traffic conditions.
The details for Saturday and Sunday have not yet been communicated, but the scenario will be almost the same as Friday, "with a slightly degraded scenario", announced Alain Krakovitch, director of TGV-Intercités.
“I can understand that there are demands, but for the Christmas holidays … this is not the time”, launched during a press conference Christophe Fanichet, the CEO of SNCF Voyageurs.
About 200,000 people should not be able to travel, out of 800,000 planned on trains this weekend.
Customers will receive information about their train via SMS and email.
They are encouraged to advance their departure if possible, and can exchange their tickets for free or get a refund.
Since November, the SNCF has been struggling to establish dialogue with the collective of controllers at the origin of this social movement.
They demand better recognition of the specificity of this profession.
The national collective ASCT (CNA) brings together more than 3,500 members on Facebook and rejects any acquaintance with the unions, even if it had to rely on the union organizations to bring its demands and file notices.
A first strike weekend, from December 2 to 5, had led the SNCF to cancel 60% of its TGV and Intercités.
The Gare de Lyon in Paris on December 2, 2022 during a strike at the SNCF © STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP/Archives
"We have done everything to avoid this strike, we have given every chance to social dialogue", launched Mr. Fanichet.
"We have come to new, strong and concrete proposals," he said, again asking the controllers not to strike.
At the end of a meeting with the collective and unions on December 8, management proposed to increase the "work bonus" for skippers by 600 euros per year, part of which would be integrated into their salary in 2024, as well as an additional allowance of 600 euros gross per year.
Other specific measures concerning advancement have been put on the table in order to facilitate the career development of skippers.
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