RATP: for taking office, Jean Castex welcomed by a demonstration

If the day of his official appointment, Jean Castex had declared to be "

", he certainly did not think of facing them so quickly.

Not yet seated at his desk, the new CEO of RATP has already had to manage a first mobilization: more than a hundred staff members - "

", according to the strikers - had met around 11 a.m. at headquarters of the public company, this Monday.

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On several videos shot at the end of the morning, a predominantly male audience enters the group's headquarters, chanting "let

", to the address of the former prime minister.

"

shout other strikers in response.

Not far away, some are brandishing smoke bombs.

According to AFP, a small delegation was received by Sylvie Buglioni, director of MRF (railway rolling stock), as well as a representative of the group's human relations.

But the interview was cut short when employees entered the meeting.

Later, the management representatives promised that they would be received by Jean Castex “

” and that the wage demands would be discussed “

”.

The demonstrators are indeed demanding an increase in their salary of around "

", a figure which was chanted during the mobilization.

First hectic steps for the new CEO who risks setting the tone for a busy mandate.

Internal tensions, lagging recruitment, fraudulent work stoppages, "

", openness to competition, ecological transition... The challenges are not lacking for the former Prime Minister.

However, he refused to fall "

": "

enough" to overcome the challenges to come, he said when he was appointed.

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She herself had not been easy.

In mid-October, the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP) gave the green light to this appointment, while expressing reservations.

In particular, the new CEO will not be able to come into contact, for three years, with “

”.