Two days before a strike which promises to be tough, the management of the SNCF releases a bonus of 400 euros to calm the anger of the railway workers

Two days before a strike that promises to be tough at the SNCF, management is giving up. The union representatives had a meeting this Tuesday with management as part of a review clause after the strike of June 10, more than 2,000 railway workers even came to mass under the group's windows to maintain pressure.

The inter-union denounces "the social downgrading" of railway workers and salaries that are too low in an inflationary context. The union organizations are demanding salary measures (+2.6% for all, demands Unsa Ferroviaire while Sud Rail wants 400 euros more per month) to compensate for "the increase in the cost of living" but also negotiations on living and working conditions, the social unity of the group, and more recruitment. Management agreed to make a few gestures in addition to those announced after the June 10 strike (a bonus of 100 euros).

The company will therefore pay a new value sharing bonus of 400 euros at the end of November. In addition to this, it promises an increase in mileage expense allowances of 5% and increased Sunday, holiday and night allowances. The next mandatory annual negotiations (NAO) will take place in January.

The unions point out that the group "has the means" to accept these increases, notably with 1.2 billion in profits in the first half. “The group knows how to pass on inflation to the price of its services, it must also take into account its effects on the purchasing power of its employees,” says the Unsa railway. While Sud-Rail speaks of “contempt”.

Machine-translated from French