Thirty days of strike. The movement launched on December 5 at the RATP against the pension reform crossed Friday a historic milestone.
The intervention of President Macron Tuesday during his vows did nothing. Despite internal discussions on how to apply the points pension for the 41,000 Régie employees, the outcome of the conflict and the resumption of traffic still seem uncertain. Decryption.
When can we expect a normal resumption of traffic?
Although the RATP does not communicate the rate of strikers, "mobilization is down" provides management, which points out that all the lines (except the 7 bis) were working on Thursday. The unions and user associations denounce a “very partial” recovery and are misleading. According to calculations by the association Plus de Trains, "the overall service rate" in the metro was only 29% on Thursday compared to normal, which puts into perspective the impact of "15 lines opened out of 16" .
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Improvement on #lineL #RERB (in the North only) #RERA Cergy Poissy in h creuses, metro # line2 & on the Asnières St Lazare portion of #line13
Metro offer goes from 28.6 to 29.3% ... pic.twitter.com/c3ZMgx1VeR
The Unsa, the majority union at RATP, claims at the same time that only 300 metro drivers work these days, out of the 2,700 that make up the company.
“Those who say that the movement is running out of steam are mistaken. After sharing the Yule Log, I am announcing that we are going to share the galette des rois ”, declares Laurent Djebali, Deputy General Secretary of Unsa-RATP.
This Thursday, assemblies of strikers voted to extend the notice until January 10. Still, after a month of conflict, "it's very hard financially" recognizes Laurent Djebali. Many workers can no longer afford to lose 60 to 80 euros a day and some go back to work reluctantly.
Why do certain portions of the line open without having been announced the day before?
Line deployments are sometimes announced on Twitter that morning or in the afternoon. Not easy for users to see clearly. "For certain lines, we must be certain that the opening is possible before announcing it," says the RATP.
On December 31, line 13 reopens for three hours south of the line
[Social movement] trafic Traffic resumes on your # Line13 between Gaîté and Châtillon Montrouge with 1 train out of 4 until 6.30 p.m. #RATP pic.twitter.com/iO0gZUnSJI
- Line 13 RATP (@ Ligne13_RATP) December 31, 2019Should I continue to pay for a ticket during the strike?
Although gates are open in certain metro or RER stations to better manage passenger flows, a ticket (ticket or Navigo) remains compulsory. "It is this documentary evidence which covers the traveler during his journey and his journeys on our lines", specifies the Régie.
What about refunds?
The principle of a common Internet platform RATP, SNCF, Ile-de-France Mobilités to make its request at the end of the strike is established. But negotiations on the amounts paid and the timetable will not be concluded before February or March.
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The Transport Users Association (AUT) requires full reimbursement for the month of December in the form of a free month and not a request to be sent online with supporting documents. “It has been almost impossible to travel by transport for a month. Without taking into account the costs of taxis, bicycle purchases… We are not going to quibble, we need a 100% refund! ", Says Christophe Piercy, of the AUT Plaine Commune.
The full compensation of the 2.4 million Navigo subscribers represents 180 million euros per month. Who will pay? Valérie Pécresse, President of IDFM, put the pressure back on during her vows on SNCF and RATP.
Where are the internal negotiations between unions and management?
RATP CEO Catherine Guillouard has been commissioned by the government to discuss the implementation of the reform in her business. Several options are on the table to organize the changeover in the new regime, such as the so-called "Italian" clause to enhance the rights acquired in the old system, taking into account the arduousness or improving the system of supplementary pensions.
If the management ensures that "the discussions are not at a standstill", the union representatives note that "nothing has progressed" for ten days. Laurent Djebali, from Unsa, believes that “factually, there is no commitment made. It's wind. ” Frédéric Ruiz, of CFE-CGC notes that “it is up to the government to reverse its reform. The RATP management's room for maneuver is extremely thin ”. As for the CGT, the second RATP union, it immediately boycotted the discussions.