Announced at the end of November by the inter-union, the renewable strike begins this Wednesday, December 11 from 7 p.m. on the rails of the Pyrénées-Orientales. The next day, other public service employees will also mobilize.
“On December 12, let’s bring together the struggles!” Railway workers, postal workers, employees of the Primary Health Insurance Fund… Public service employees will form a united front this Thursday, December 12, 2024 in the Pyrénées-Orientales. A rally is planned in front of Perpignan station from 11:30 a.m. Agents are called to mobilize to demand several things. Among them, job creation, the tenure of non-permanent agents, the increase in salaries with indexation to inflation or even equal pay between women and men.
Perturbations
After their day of strike on November 21, railway workers are now calling for a renewable strike earlier than other public services. Starting this Wednesday, December 11 from 7 p.m. They are demanding in particular an end to the privatization process of SNCF Freight and the obtaining of a moratorium. But also the cessation of the TER, Transilien and Intercités subsidiary process subject to opening up to competition. Disruptions to train traffic are expected. “Almost no TER should run on Wednesday evening and Thursday”announces Julien Berthélémy, secretary general of the Departmental Union of CGT 66.
As for the PO postal workers, they request “urgent and large numbers of hires. Salary increases, a bonus during busy periods, dignified working conditions”argues Jérôme Argouze, departmental secretary of the CGT federation of postal activities (FAPT 66). The mail distribution platforms of Elne and Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines should be strongly impacted.
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