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“Strike at the SNCF: the public ransacking of the unions”

2024-02-14T21:00:24.615Z

Highlights: As the Olympic Games approach and the reappointment of its CEO, strike culture within the public company no longer has limits. It is not certain that the indignation aroused by this strictly corporatist movement will greatly shake the certainties of the CGT and SUD-rail. In the name of defending public service, the infernal duo of the SNCF methodically organizes its rampage year after year. There are dozens of small local movements that no one talks about, but which poison the lives of thousands of people every day.


THE FIGARO EDITORIAL - As the Olympic Games approach and the reappointment of its CEO, strike culture within the public company no longer has limits.


It seems that the new Minister of Transport is surprised by the new strike at the SNCF.

He is indeed the only one.

When he has fully immersed himself in the matter, he will note that, as the French celebrate Christmas, Mardi Gras or Valentine's Day, the railway workers' unions also have their traditions: they block trains during vacation departures.

The same causes producing the same effects, thousands of families who dreamed of the fresh air of the mountains will once again remain at the dock.

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It is not certain that the indignation aroused by this strictly corporatist movement will greatly shake the certainties of the CGT and SUD-rail.

Their leaders parade on television sets.

In the name of defending public service, the infernal duo of the SNCF methodically organizes its rampage year after year.

In addition to large, repeated national strikes, there are dozens of small local movements that no one talks about, but which poison the lives of thousands of people every day...

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Source: lefigaro

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