«The SNCF company is doing better from an economic point of view»assures François Durovray this Tuesday morning, recalling that «dialogue must precede any strike action».
In two days, there will be a “ultimatum day” launched by the inter-union of railway workers. And if that's not enough, the CGT, Unsa, Sud-Rail and CFDT Cheminots have also filed an indefinite strike notice from December 11. Among their demands is the “establishment of a moratorium” concerning the dismantling of Fret SNCF “in order to guarantee its continuity but also its development over the longer term”.
Because from 1is January, Fret SNCF will be reborn in the form of two separate companies called Hewafret for freight transport and Technis for locomotive maintenance. For François Durovray, Minister Delegate for Transport, it is a question of achieving “a movement of commitment to the future of freight” with a “transformation which will make it possible to retain most of the wagons and the 500 jobs concerned”.
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The SNCF is “doing better from an economic point of view”
“Dialogue must always precede the strike, I am quite doubtful about union movements”the minister said this Tuesday morning on RFI. Concerning the indefinite strike planned from December 11, François Durovray expresses his concern “for the French and for the SNCF”. “The company is doing better from an economic point of view”he assures, repeating that “dialogue must precede any strike movement”. “The minister would not understand that the French are blocked” a few days before Christmas, he warned, using the third person.
Concerning the proposal to limit strikes during vacations and public holidays, recently put forward by Éric Ciotti, of the Union of Rights, the minister recalls that “two constitutional principles exist in our country”namely “the right to strike and the continuity of public services”.
