It is an ultimatum before the big strike on December 11. This Thursday, November 21, a large inter-union SNCF call for a strike to protest against the privatization of rail freight and TER, as Anibal Corceiro, CGT Cheminot delegate in La Rochelle, explains to us. “ The dismantling of the SNCF continues, with external companies which will position themselves at the TER level. Poitou-Charentes will be a pilot territory for the region from 2027. In addition, at the SNCF Freight level, nearly 30% of contracts will be transferred to the private sector, and nearly 500 jobs will be eliminated out of the 5,000 that the service counts, while those who remain will go to 2 new entities. »
He deplores the European policy which forced France to cede freight for unfair competition and which could lead to a deterioration of services as well as the elimination of certain freight trains, while a freight train represents approximately 50 trucks. In addition, the privatization of Freight will have major impacts on the railway workers concerned, who will have to renegotiate the collective agreement and potentially move. Finally, he recalls that in 1936, several train companies existed in France, but had merged into one organization due to the mess caused. “ We return to a scenario which existed and which did not work. »
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