TGV train traffic will be “normal” on Tuesday for the day of social mobilization in favor of salaries and pensions, while the circulation of certain regional trains (TER, Transilien) and certain Intercités trains could be “slightly” disrupted, announced Sunday the SNCF. “As part of the national inter-professional social movement, SNCF Voyageurs train traffic will be almost normal on Tuesday October 1,” the railway company said in a press release. Line by line forecasts will be communicated on Monday.
Several unions (the CGT, Solidaires and FSU) joined by youth organizations are calling for a strike and demonstration on Tuesday to demand the repeal of the pension reform and an increase in wages. The Parisian demonstration, which will start from Place Denfert-Rochereau at 2 p.m., was initially scheduled to coincide with the presentation of the budget to the Assembly, which was ultimately postponed.
It will take place just before the Prime Minister’s general policy speech, at 3 p.m., which will set the course for his policy while many social issues (unemployment insurance, employment of seniors, in particular) remain unresolved.