Should we be expecting chaos on public transport in the run-up to Christmas? For the time being, it's still too early to say. But several unions are maintaining their call for a renewable strike from the evening of December 11, 2024.
In a joint press release issued on November 9, the CGT-Cheminots, UNSA-Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots called for an unlimited strike from Wednesday December 11. The aim? To call for a moratorium on the announced dismantling of Fret SNCF, but also to denounce the terms and conditions for opening up regional lines to competition.
Despite the adoption of the Barnier government's motion of censure in the FrenchNational Assembly, the strike call has been maintained. This is according to our colleagues at BFMTV, who point out that concern is even greater in the absence of a budget for 2025. " The 2025 subsidies are not going to apply, and we know that the viability of the next two subsidiaries depends on these subsidies," Sud-Rail federal secretary Julien Troccaz told BFMTV. However, according to RMC, UNSA-Ferroviaire is no longer calling on its members to mobilize. The CGT-Cheminots and Sud-Rail are maintaining their strike call.
So what can we expect from December 11, 2024 on public transport, particularly in the Île-de-France region? Will there be any disruption? It's still too early to say. Traffic forecasts should be communicated 24 to 48 hours before the start of the movement. However, according to BFMTV, the movement is unlikely to be widely followed nationwide. On the other hand, local disruptions could be expected, possibly on certain Transilien and RER lines.
Remember that during the last SNCF strike on November 21, there were disruptions on RER lines B, C, D and E, as well as on Transilien lines H, J, N, P, R and U. Stay tuned to find out the full extent of this mobilization, as well as traffic forecasts for the Paris region.
