The strike called for by five RATP unions on Thursday will have no impact on the metro or the RER and hardly on the bus, said the CEO of the public group, Catherine Guillouard, on Monday.
“Today, we are very confident for the 17th (December).
We think we will have normal traffic on the rail (network) and almost normal on the bus, "said Catherine Guillouard on RTL.
Five unions of the RATP (Unsa, CGT, SAT, Solidaires and SUD) called to strike Thursday to protest against "the consequences" for the agents of the next opening to competition of the networks of the Régie, in particular the conditions of transfer from employees to private companies.
A strike notice filed with the #RATP on December 17: "We expect normal traffic on the train, almost normal on the bus", according to Catherine Guillouard, CEO of @RATPgroup, guest of #RTLMatin with @VenturaAlba pic.twitter .com / Qt4jSx9IkH
- RTL France (@RTLFrance) December 14, 2020
The RATP "obviously works with the government to put in place conditions for this opening up to competition which are acceptable and which give visibility to all our employees", assured Catherine Guillouard, specifying that 18,000 employees out of 45,000 were concerned. .
RATP's networks must be open to competition between 2024 and 2039, starting with the buses for which calls for tenders should be launched "at the end of 2022-beginning of 2023".
50% of normal supply maintained
On the coronavirus front, Catherine Guillouard indicated that the RATP offer would remain unchanged with the establishment of a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., from Tuesday, with "roughly 50% of the normal offer ”.
Attendance currently reaches, according to the manager, on average 45% of normal on the rail network.
Except at rush hour when it reaches 60%, and 62% on the surface network.
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The RATP will "end the year with a negative impact of approximately 400 million euros" because of the pandemic, noted Catherine Guillouard without further clarification.
