Towards a Thursday of strikes and “galleys”
Two days after the start of the mobilization against the pension reform, the veil has been lifted on the extent of the expected disruption in several key sectors, first of all, transport and education.
The pension reform, which seeks to raise the legal retirement age to 64, “is a great concern” for teachers, according to Guislaine David, general secretary of Snuipp-FSU, the first primary union. About 70% of the strikers are expected to be in kindergartens and primary schools. The discontent of teachers should not forgive the colleges and secondary schools either. Blockades of establishments by high school students are also expected.
In public transport, traffic will be “severely disrupted” on the SNCF, in particular for regional trains (TER and Transilien), a little less for TGV. Traffic will be “heavily disrupted” on RATP on the RER and metro networks, with three lines disrupted and another ten operating only during peak hours.
The disturbances will not spare the air sector: due to a strike by air traffic controllers, the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) asked companies on Thursday to preventively cancel one in five flights in Orly.
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Source: BFM TV
