No surprise. During the second meeting on the TRM NAOs which took place on January 9, the FNTR, OTRE and Union TLF collectively informed the unions that they had a mandate of 0% increase for 2025.
“We will not propose any increase, because the situation is serious, worrying and uncertain. Any increase would be too risky for managers whose current priority is saving their business and their jobs”explains Jean-Marc Rivera, general delegate of OTRE.
The current markers of the sector will not contradict this: a record number of failures, activity at half mast, a lack of visibility concerning PLF and PLFSS, persistent political instability, an increase in costs in 2025… There is no shortage of reasons for concern not.
“During the meeting relating to TRM sector salary negotiations, all the employers’ organizations expressed the impossibility, this year, of changing conventional hourly rates”confirms the FNTR for its part. “They nevertheless assured that they would analyze the other so-called ancillary union requests (on-board cameras, seniority issues, retirement benefits)”she emphasizes.
Next meeting on February 6 to discuss travel costs
If a third negotiation meeting remains scheduled for February 6, the employer side has already made it known that it will not change its position regarding the increases. Carrier representatives, however, say they are open to negotiation on the amounts of travel costs.
The unions therefore left disappointed after recalling that the sector’s employees had also suffered from the increase in the cost of living. “The situation is difficult for everyone. The minimum wage has increased by 2%, pensions by 2.2%, it is not normal that transport employees do not benefit at least from the increase in inflation, i.e. 1.3% according to INSEE » deplores Patrice Clos, general secretary of FO Transport. “Afterwards, it should come as no surprise that the sector is struggling to recruit”he concludes.
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