SUD-Rail has signed a long-term partial activity agreement (APLD), negotiated by SNCF management and unions, which should initially only concern the Travel activity (TGV, Intercités, etc.), he announced this Friday.
The three other representative unions of the railway group - CGT-Cheminots, Unsa railway and CFDT-Cheminots - must decide next week whether or not they sign this agreement, they told AFP.
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While the SNCF is suffering a drop in activity caused by the health crisis,
“temporary”
recourse to the APLD system put in place
“by the public authorities” will
make it possible to
“preserve jobs, skills and career paths. which the railway group will need during the recovery, ”
is explained in this agreement, which AFP consulted.
The
"short medium-term outlook"
is
"still very worrying" for "the Passenger and Freight activities"
, according to this text.
Within the SNCF Voyageurs company, the Travel activity (TGV, Intercités, Eurostar, Thalys, Lyria)
"is entering the year 2021 with very poor visibility on the evolution of its traffic"
, both for its professional customers and its
“leisure customers”, after a “particularly disturbed” year 2020
, it is stressed.
Fixed compensation of employees maintained at 100%
If validated, this agreement will come into force
“at the earliest”
on February 1 and can be used for
“a cumulative period of 15 months”
during the 18 months following its launch.
Its implementation
"will initially be limited to the sole travel activity"
, it is specified.
SNCF
"undertakes to maintain 100% of the fixed remuneration of its employees on APLD hours"
, which must be distributed equitably.
The agreement contains other management commitments, particularly in terms of employment (no redundancy for employees without railway status, maintenance of the employment guarantee for those with status), training, holidays, retirement or seniority rights.
For SUD-Rail, which was opposed in the fall to an APLD agreement covering the rail branch, considered
"minimalist"
, the agreement negotiated at SNCF provides
"real additional rights"
to employees and
"better support ”
partial unemployment, welcomes the union in a leaflet.
But
"the signing of this agreement will not be a blank check"
and
"depending on the evolution of the health or economic situation, new provisions will be requested"
, warns SUD-Rail.
