Quite a paradox. If, on Monday, traffic was almost normal on the rails, with only a few disruptions on the TER and Transiliens networks, no question for the SNCF trade union organizations to call for the end of the movement. "As long as our demands are not satisfied, we continue," insists Didier Mathis, secretary general of Unsa rail, the second SNCF union.
While opposition to pension reform remains strong among rail workers and the majority in public opinion, no union wants to risk cutting itself off from its base. Now is the time for support. Exhausted financially, after 47 days of strikes in a row this Monday, a record in the history of the company, the railroad workers are called upon to mobilize now on the strongest days. “That is to say on days of interprofessional demonstrations, such as January 24, says a cégétiste. After 40 days of strike, which employee can still continue the strike every day? No. "
From January 6, the CFDT-railroaders called on its activists to focus their actions on certain days. "When you have less than 6% of strikers at the group level, even if the workers are still mobilized, you have to adapt," says a delegate from the CFDT-Cheminots.
Hope for general strike among some
On the side of the CGT-railroaders and SUD rail, if we always call to strike every day, we specify almost in the same sentence that we must especially target the highlights. "We are lucid," says a SUD Rail delegate. For those who do not want to return to work, there is always a renewable strike, and for those who want to continue but financially it is not possible, they can go on strike on days of demonstration. "
And the unionist to clarify immediately: "But let the government not be mistaken. The anger is still there. And we really hope that the teachers will take over. If the general strike takes, we will be there. "
