SNCF strike: “70 to 90%” of controllers on strike this weekend, the CEO of the company calls on them to “think carefully”
Every year, more than 10 million travelers take the train during the winter holidays.
Mathias Engel - stock.adobe.com
After a “last chance”
meeting
held Monday evening at the SNCF headquarters in Saint-Denis, the CGT and Sud-Rail maintained their call for a controllers' strike from February 16 to 18.
A strike in the middle of the school holidays which aims, according to the unions, to sanction
“commitments not kept”
by the company.
According to Fabien Villedieu, member of the federal office of Sud-Rail and guest on RMC's morning show this Tuesday, the movement promises to be very
"followed"
: between "70% and 90%" of controllers have already declared themselves strikers.
Russia: a wanted notice launched by the police against the Estonian Prime Minister
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she attends a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2024. JOHANNA GERON/REUTERS
Russia has launched a wanted notice against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, according to a notice visible Tuesday on the website of the Ministry of the Interior, a new illustration of tensions with the Baltic countries since the attack on the Kremlin in Ukraine.
Kaja Kallas is being prosecuted in Russia in
“a criminal case”
, indicates this notice, which does not specify what crime or offense the leader is accused of.
Senegal: Internet on mobiles suspended on the day of a demonstration banned by the authorities
Members of the Senegalese press gather for a vigil of protest against violence against the media, in Dakar, February 12, 2024. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Internet on mobiles was suspended on Tuesday February 13, the day of a planned demonstration banned by the authorities, for the second time since the start of the serious political crisis in Senegal following the postponement of the presidential election , noted AFP journalists and indicated the government.
Quote of the day
Quote of the day.
LE FIGARO
Once revealed, financial corruption can be fought and punished.
The corruption of ideas is more insidious, more subtle and, as such, more fundamentally dangerous
Edwy Plenel
Today's figure: 7.5
Or the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter, remained stable according to figures published Tuesday by INSEE.
The number of unemployed increased by 29,000 compared to the previous quarter, to 2.3 million people.
The memorable photo to remember
The pelican is more skillful than it looks, its large flexible beak skillfully captures fish.
On Lake Kerkini in Greece, Dalmatian pelicans follow boats during the winter months to feed more easily.
Alison Jenkins /Solent New / SIPA