“We are far from a dark week.” In an interview with AFP on Sunday, May 4, the CEO of SNCF Travelers promised “A week as normal as possible”while the unions and a group of controllers called for the Grêve for the 8-May bridge. “Circulation will be normal from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 May on TGV”said Christophe Fanichet.
On Friday 9, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May, almost all trains should circulate. “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 boss of SNCF Travelers, however, warned that disturbances located on certain regional lines or in Ile-de-France are to be expected.
Several categories of staff are called upon to strike on Monday by the CGT-Cheminots and South-Rail, to claim an increase in remuneration and better anticipation of the schedules, too often modified at the last minute according to them. For the bridge of 8-May, a collective influential of controllers baptized National ASCT joined the call for mobilization, giving it a magnitude.
In addition to the promise to transport everyone by train, Christophe Fanichet has signed up for this “May 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.
“Even if we manage to transport everyone, customers may prefer to give up their trip. And therefore as such, now, all the tickets are exchangeable, reimbursable, at no cost.”
-Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Travelersto l’fp
“I said that one could not afford a strike and I confirm it”warned the manager of the railway company. “We already have thousands of less reservations for this bridge of 8-May, SNCF Bashing ‘in the debates and customers who will think twice for their next vacation”he listed, without wanting to quantify the shortfall for the company.
“We have been clear and consistent since the start of the exchanges we were able to have, we gave all his chance to social dialogue, we made more than 35 meetings”he assured. “We heard and moved, (…) We will give readability on the weekly rest of TGV chiefs, at six months and no longer at three months”he promised. And the highly criticized schedule management tool will be adapted.
“On the other hand, it was clearly said that on remuneration, it would be no, because we did the job, more than 2.2% [d’augmentation moyenne] For 2025, it is much more than inflation “insisted the CEO. “In May, 1,300 euros gross profit -sharing will be paid to the 65,000 SNCF travelers agents, whose edges. So it’s more than 100 euros per month over the year, thanks to this profit -sharing”also underlined Christophe Fanichet.
