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Jerome Cavaretta
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1 oct. 2024 à 16h46
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Delays, deletions, new headache numbering: since the start of the school year, the Cergy-Pontoise bus network, managed by Francilité Seine et Oise (Fso) on behalf of Ile-de-France Mobilités (Idfm), has been plagued by to cascading dysfunctions. “Unacceptable” for the Cergy-Pontoise urban community which judges “that it is time for strong measures to be taken” and demands “a return to normal as quickly as possible. » “Idfm must impose penalties on its delegatees who do not meet their obligations. »
“Unsustainable”
“What we demand is simple: a transport service that meets the needs of fellow citizens. The reestablishment of a regular service is not only a priority, but an obligation,” says Jean-Paul Jeandon, Ps president of the Cergy-Pontoise urban community and mayor of Cergy.
Faced with an “unsustainable situation which continues to deteriorate”, the elected official alerted Valérie Pécresse, the Lr president of the Region and of Idfm. “Commitments have been made by the delegatee with a return to normal promised by the beginning of October”, indicates the agglomeration of Cergy-Pontoise which will ensure “that this schedule is respected”.
What are the reasons for this nightmarish return to school for Cergypontains users? “Francility Seine et Oise is facing significant absenteeism among drivers which has led to delays and bus cancellations,” indicates the former Ville Nouvelle. This absenteeism could not be compensated by the recruitment of temporary workers, mobilized massively during the summer period for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and therefore on rest in September. »
An explanation defeated by the Force Ouvrière union. “We have been warning for a long time about working conditions which have deteriorated since the takeover of the network by Fso,” denounces Fo. It is the management of Fso which is in question. We can no longer have weekends or holidays, that’s the reality. This is what led to driver resignations. No Fso driver was seconded for the Jo, it’s a false excuse! » The promise of a return to normal by the beginning of October? “Impossible, there are 70 drivers missing,” says Fo.
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