Almost no metro will run on Thursday in Paris due to a strike called by all the RATP unions which promises to be very popular. Other sectors, invited to stop work by the CGT alone, should experience a more modest mobilization, as at the SNCF. Follow our live.
Two lines out of 15 normally run in Paris. Only fully automated lines 1 and 14 will run normally, but with a “risk of saturation”. Five lines will be completely closed (2, 8, 10, 11 and 12), the others only running at peak times, with a severely degraded service. The RATP invites all those who can to stay at home by teleworking. The situation will not be better on the RER A where one in three trains will run on average. On the RER B, the frequency will be every other train.
Normal traffic for TGVs, slightly disrupted for TER and Intercités. At the SNCF on the other hand, the movement supported by the only CGT-Cheminots promises to be much less followed. Traffic will be normal on the TGVs and slightly disrupted on the Intercités, on the eve of a long weekend. On the TER lines, nine out of ten trains will run on average and, in Ile-de-France, some disruptions are to be expected on certain Transilien lines.
The unions are demanding wage increases. All the unions (CGT, FO, Unsa, Solidaires) of the RATP have long called for mobilization to demand wage increases and improved working conditions. In this article, we focus on the reasons for this very popular social movement.