The content risks rekindling the flames of social conflict.
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Transport and dated January 14, Valérie Pécresse, president of Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), shares her observations on the draft decree relating to the “territorialized social framework”.
A text that defines the working conditions of bus drivers in Paris and in the inner suburbs, which companies must at least respect when the RATP lines are open to competition.
"Go from 30 hours to 35 hours per week"
And for Valérie Pécresse, this CST project does not go far enough on the extension of working hours.
“IDFM has not obtained confirmation that the provisions of the decree will allow effective compliance with the legal working time, ie 1607 hours per year, evening 35 hours per week, we can read.
[…] This is a major issue.
The working time of RATP drivers, which is currently 30 hours per week, must now be reduced to 35 hours per week.
This therefore supposes making possible an average increase of 52 minutes in the daily working time of drivers ”.
The letter details: “The decree imposes an average working time of 7h30 per day worked.
However, article 9 finally limits to 7.20 am […].
This same article only increases the maximum service times from 15 to 20 minutes compared to current practices, which seems inconsistent with the 52 minutes mentioned above […] article 10 strongly constrains the flexibility offered in the organization. work, especially Saturdays and Sundays, which is a barrier to adapting the service to meet needs as closely as possible ”.
In the entourage of Valérie Pécresse, we immediately hear demining the subject.
We are assured that this is not "an extension of working time", but to offer the possibility to companies to "make agreements on a case-by-case basis, like working more to earn more.
And this draft government decree will not allow it.
It is a false opening to competition, based on the current working conditions at RATP.
Nobody will come ”.
In other words, at the head of IDFM, we fear that serious candidates for the takeover of bus lines, throw in the towel in the face of too many constraints.
And that it is necessary to continue with the current operators, without bringing into play competition.
Competition which for Valérie Pécresse, improves service to users.
"It's ignoring our working conditions!"
But this letter is likely to make the RATP agents jump, already unhappy.
On December 17, the unions launched a strike movement, arguing that CST conditions were already too restrictive.
“There, everything that is said about our working conditions, about CST projects, is false, protests Cemil Kaygisiz, CGT union representative.
This letter shows to what extent they ignore the daily working conditions of bus drivers!
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The unions already criticized the draft decree of authorizing cuts on weekends (work in the morning then in the evening), of allowing to work 12 hours in a row "or to make us lose six days of rest", recalls an elected official Staff.
The drivers also explain that the working time does not count only the driving: “There are also the movements of the vehicle to the terminus, the checking of vehicles, etc”, one continues.
“This time, Valérie Pécresse is going much too far, sighs Cemil.
She is the spokesperson for employers!
It's a 50-year throwback!
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The opening up to competition requested by the European Union
The boss of the RATP herself, during her digital wishes on Tuesday evening, quietly blurted out to whoever wanted to hear that the company "works on its productivity and competitiveness.
But we hope that we can also talk about services and have time for that.
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At the Ministry of Transport, too, we are astonished at the “content” of this letter, “around fifty meetings were organized.
Ile-de-France Mobilités was involved in the preparatory work and the drafting of the decree.
A way of balancing had been found ”.
The decree setting the CST should be signed at the end of February.
The opening up to competition is provided for by European regulations.
The current lines will be divided into lots and the calls for tenders should run between the end of 2022 and mid-2024.
Operators in France and elsewhere will be able to apply to Ile-de-France Mobilités to use them.
