Civil aviation is asking for a reduction in flights of 10% at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport between 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., 25% at Paris-Orly from 6:00 p.m., 50% at Marseille from 6:00 p.m. , and 20% at Toulouse airport for the day.
“Despite these preventive measures, disruptions and delays are nevertheless to be expected,” also warns the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in a press release.
Public sector agents are mobilizing on Thursday for a day of action and strike at the call of the unions, threatening to open a new social front in the midst of a political crisis, while the government is on reprieve.
This call for a strike in the public service concerns in particular air traffic controllers, who have the status of civil servant.
Three measures that crystallize anger
The announcement at the end of October by the government of a plan to combat “absenteeism” of civil servants, which should make it possible to generate 1.2 billion euros in savings, has gradually strained relations between the agents' unions. and the Minister of the Civil Service, Guillaume Kasbarian, before leading to a breakdown in social dialogue.
The unions demand in particular that the minister renounce three measures which crystallize the anger: the passage of one to three days of waiting for sick civil servants, the reduction from 100% to 90% of remuneration in the event of sick leave, and the non-renewal of the payment of a bonus to support purchasing power.
This episode occurs in a tumultuous political sequence after Michel Barnier on Monday held the government responsible for the Social Security financing bill, provoking the tabling of motions of censure by the left and the far right, which will be voted on Wednesday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation also invites passengers who can to postpone their trip and to contact their airline to find out the status of their flight.
With AFP
