“It is a strike that is intended to be unpopular,” regrets the president of the European passenger federation

“The railway industry is an essential industry and it cannot be paralyzed for extremely categorical reasons,” said on Sunday on Franceinfo Michel Quidort, before the strike at the SNCF during the 8-May bridge.

“It is still a strike that is intended to be unpopular”regrets Sunday, May 4 on Franceinfo Michel Quidort, president of the Federation of European passengers and vice-president of FNAUT, the National Federation of Transport User Associations. Sud-Rail and the CGT-Cheminots have filed notice for next week on the bridge of 8-May.

“There is no SNCF dismissal plan, there is no jobs at stake. The SNCF still hires”recalls Michel Quidort. “ÇDone since we know that there was a strike notice filed during this period, that it was said that it was a disproportionate means of action compared to the claims which concern a premium around 100 euros and a development of the timetable software. It is not for reasons like that that you have to paralyze France and handicap hundreds of thousands of people who will move during the May 8 bridge “indignant the president of Fnaut. “The rail industry is an essential industry and it cannot be paralyzed for extremely categorical reasons”he insists.

“If we have to cancel certain trains, we aim to offer each customer to travel on the day scheduled to their destination”promised Christophe Fanichet, the CEO of SNCF Travelers, in an interview with AFP. In addition to the promise to transport everyone by train, Christophe Fanichet has signed up for this “Let all customers be warned before leaving for their return train”. “That is to say to be warned before the start of the bridge on Wednesday for circulation until Sunday, May 11”he detailed. “I understand that some can worry, and really me it gets me, that we put them in this difficult situation”excused the boss of the railway company.

“It is better than what the law provides, since the law provides that the SNCF publishes a suitable transport plan the day before at 5 p.m. for the next day”greets Michel Quidort. “Anything that can allow us to provide that the service is working, or either to return and have time to find a spare solution or to be reimbursed the hotel, it goes in the right direction”. “Travelers’ law should not be overlooked in periods of social conflict”he defends.