“Nearly normal” traffic next Friday and Saturday

SNCF traffic will be “almost normal” on Friday February 23 and Saturday February 24, a source close to the matter assured franceinfo, while switchmen have been called on strike by the Sud-Rail union. Some sources report replacement measures in signal stations, in other words a call for volunteer officers of the SNCF Réseau to ensure continuity of service. There will also be internal restructuring to reassign certain agents to those required positions.

forms of “patch”, In the words of a trade unionist, that makes it possible to minimize the impact of a strike. If the disruptions are ultimately limited to a few canceled trains, it is not even certain at this stage whether SNCF will communicate national traffic forecasts on Wednesday or Thursday.

Strike for “a real massive recruitment plan”.

Hence the planned switchers strike will have less impact on train traffic. It comes a week after a highly successful strike by controllers, which caused the cancellation of one in two trains on the main line.

For switchers are dynamic “A real mass recruitment scheme”a “Increase in Operational Circulation Bonus” At 300 euros compared to 60 euros currently and for work organization questions with a more predictable schedule, according to Sud-Rail.