SNCF STRIKE. The SNCF unions are calling for a renewable strike against the pension reform from Tuesday March 7, 2023. TGV, TER, Transiliens… Many disturbances are to be expected.
[Mis à jour le 2 mars 2023 à 18h52] Tuesday March 7, 2023, the four representative unions of the SNCF which are the CGT-Cheminots, the CFDT-Cheminots, Sud-Rail and Unsa Ferroviaire join the general and interprofessional mobilization against the pension reform which wishes to put the country at the ‘stop. “All the railway workers are determined to amplify the mobilization and push back the government”, warned Julien Troccaz, federal secretary SUD-Rail, in The Parisian.
“The impact will be very strong. From the 7th, there will be a lot of railway workers and railway workers mobilized. This notice is from the 7th and therefore outside of all the holiday zones. Knowing all the same that seven French people on ten are opposed to this reform, we have an alignment of the planets which means that it is now or never. Afterwards, the vote will be made and it will be too late to go back, “explained the secretary general of Unsa Didier Mathis.
It is still too early to know the number of trains canceled knowing that the railway workers must declare themselves strikers 48 hours in advance. Travelers on TGV and Intercités canceled in the event of a strike receive the information via e-mail or SMS 48 hours in advance. On the other hand, users of TER without a connection do not receive SMS. It is advisable to verify the information by informing its train number and the departure date on the SNCF website. Remember that during a strike, anyone wishing to cancel their trip can do so at the ticket office free of charge, regardless of the ticket price.
The Unsa Ferroviaire, the second union at the SNCF, “will analyze from March 7 and every day the rate of strikers at the SNCF (…), but also at the interprofessional level, to decide on the follow-up to be given to this movement”, a- he indicated. At the CFDT, “more than 80% are in favor of a renewable strike”. All the trade union organizations representing the RATP have also called for a renewable movement.