SNCF: Unions Call for Ongoing Strike
This page is translated from the original post "SNCF : les syndicats appellent à une grève reconductible" in French.
- 28/02/2023 11:00
It was expected; it is now official: all representative unions of SNCF are calling for an indefinite strike starting March 7.
After CGT-Drivers, Unsa-Ferroviaire, and SUD-Rail, CFDT-Drivers has also announced its support for an ongoing strike from March 7. All the representative unions of SNCF are now on the same page and aim to escalate the movement to push the government back on pension reform.
CGT and SUD-Rail were the first unions to call for an indefinite strike at SNCF. Unsa-Ferroviaire followed suit on February 24. The union organization made its decision after consulting its members. It explained in a statement that it would analyze “from March 7 and each day the rate of strikers at SNCF and in railway companies, as well as at the interprofessional level, to decide on the next steps for this movement”.
The government anticipates “a difficult time” starting March 7
CFDT-Drivers also conducted a consultation before taking a position. According to the union, “more than 80% [of its members, Editor’s note] are in favor of an indefinite strike starting March 7”. CFDT Drivers believes it is “imperative to strengthen the mobilization” as the Senate begins to examine the reform.
For the record, the inter-union of RATP also hopes that March 7 will mark the beginning of an ongoing movement. Clément Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport, admitted that the situation is likely to deteriorate in the coming days. “I think we will have a difficult period in early March, and maybe after the 7th”, he acknowledged on France Inter.
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