Planned train strike set to hit services in Paris and surrounding region
Commuters and rail passengers in the Paris region face disruption on Monday with SNCF rail workers set to stage a strike.
The strike was called by several unions representing SNCF workers (SUD-Rail, CGT, Unsa and CFGT), who denounced the severe worsening of working conditions.
Agents de conduite ETP N et U! Toutes et tous en grève le lundi 21 juin! Après le rassemblement d’une soixantaine de cheminots le jeudi 10 juin au dépôt Traction de Trappes : infligeons une sanction à la direction par l’arrêt de notre production ! pic.twitter.com/JJnOldndDh
— CGTCheminotsTrappes (@CGTrappes) June 11, 2021
The strike will likely affect train routes all over the greater Paris region of Île-de-France, including the Paris RER suburban train service, but not the Paris Metro or bus routes, which are run by Paris transport authority RATP.
Updated timetables should be available on Sunday evening from 5pm on Île-de-France Mobilités, Transilien or the Assistant SNCF app.
⚠️ Mouvement social du lundi 21 juin : le trafic du RER D sera fortement perturbé.
Nous vous conseillons de reporter au maximum vos trajets.
RDV Dimanche 20 Juin à 17h pour consulter vos horaires 🔽 pic.twitter.com/ZqFv7IvUFa
— RER D (@RERD_SNCF) June 17, 2021
The hardline CGT union has also called for a national strike on the railways on July 1st in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
However, it only involves a single union so is unlikely to cause widespread disruption.
READ ALSO: French union calls for national rail strike in July
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The strike was called by several unions representing SNCF workers (SUD-Rail, CGT, Unsa and CFGT), who denounced the severe worsening of working conditions.
Agents de conduite ETP N et U! Toutes et tous en grève le lundi 21 juin! Après le rassemblement d’une soixantaine de cheminots le jeudi 10 juin au dépôt Traction de Trappes : infligeons une sanction à la direction par l’arrêt de notre production ! pic.twitter.com/JJnOldndDh
— CGTCheminotsTrappes (@CGTrappes) June 11, 2021
The strike will likely affect train routes all over the greater Paris region of Île-de-France, including the Paris RER suburban train service, but not the Paris Metro or bus routes, which are run by Paris transport authority RATP.
Updated timetables should be available on Sunday evening from 5pm on Île-de-France Mobilités, Transilien or the Assistant SNCF app.
⚠️ Mouvement social du lundi 21 juin : le trafic du RER D sera fortement perturbé.
— RER D (@RERD_SNCF) June 17, 2021
Nous vous conseillons de reporter au maximum vos trajets.
RDV Dimanche 20 Juin à 17h pour consulter vos horaires 🔽 pic.twitter.com/ZqFv7IvUFa
The hardline CGT union has also called for a national strike on the railways on July 1st in a dispute over pay and working conditions.
However, it only involves a single union so is unlikely to cause widespread disruption.
READ ALSO: French union calls for national rail strike in July
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