STRIKE RATP. This Friday, June 3, 2022, a new mobilization is being prepared on the RER B. This day was chosen by the unions as the France-Denmark match takes place at the Stade de France, an RER B station. The forecasts.
[Mis à jour le 1er juin 2022 à 12h08] In order not “to lower our guard and remain mobilized over time”, the CGT Métro-RER, Unsa and La Base unions launched a new strike call this Friday, June 3, after last Saturday’s strike during the final. of the Champions League where 4 RER B out of 5 were in circulation. This time, they want to impact the France-Denmark match which takes place at the Stade de France that day. They continue to denounce a lack of manpower in their branch and salaries that do not increase despite inflation. They are also claiming a bonus for their investment during the Covid crisis.
These symbolic dates and places are assumed, according to the trade unionist and driver of the RER B Yannick Stec, of the CGT Metro RER: “It’s all about the balance of power in a social conflict. We can’t make ourselves heard, we try with the levers we have, unfortunately. And it’s not with light of heart that we choose these dates. Since May 16, we’ve been there… so indeed we had to wait for the Stade de France to that finally we talk about the problems that we can encounter at the RER.”
On the forecast side, no major traffic disruptions are expected. Again, the interconnection will be suspended at the station North Station and the disturbances should only concern the southern section. The management of the RATP had recommended last Saturday to the supporters with a ticket for the match to go to the stop Stade-de-France / Saint-Denis taking line 12, line 13 or RER D. Official traffic forecasts should be announced, as usual, 48 hours in advance by RATP management, and will be relayed on this page.
The CGT, FO, Unsa and La Base de la RATP unions denounce “the lack of staff maintained for several years by the management of the RER” at the RATP. They judged the management’s proposal to organize two additional training sessions on RER driving in the second half of 2022 insufficient, pointing out that 34 retirements were planned for 2022 on RER A and 22 on RER B. As a result, the unions first went on strike on Saturday 28 May during the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Stade de France. They are launching a new strike call this Friday, June 3, when the Blues will face Denmark at the Stade de France: “The malfunctions (…) will continue as long as the proposal [de la direction] is weak”, they announced last Saturday.
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