the disruptions expected this Tuesday, sector by sector

A third day of mobilization against the pension reform takes place this Tuesday at the call of the inter-union. Another day of action is scheduled for Saturday 11 February. As during the strike days of January 19 and 31, the interprofessional protest should cause disruption in many sectors on Tuesday. Here are the first predictions.

The trains

SNCF traffic will again be “severely disrupted” this Tuesday with one out of two TGVs on average and three out of ten TERs. On the main lines, traffic forecasts differ according to the axes: 1 TGV Inoui out of 2 on the East axis, 2 TGV Inoui out of 5 on the South-East axis, 2 Ouigo out of 5, 2 trains out of 5 from province to province.

Moreover, the SNCF unions are not calling for a strike on Saturday, but are calling on the railway workers “to participate in the demonstrations throughout the territory”. On this first day off for zone B. The unions have decided not to penalize travelers.

Subways, buses and trams in major cities

Metro, bus and tram networks will be disrupted in major cities.

AT Lyon, the TCL network will be less disrupted than during the previous two days of action. Only metro C should stop for an hour between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., while a few tram and bus lines will see their frequency increase, indicates Progress.

AT Grenoblethe bus and tram network will be “very disrupted”, with crossing frequencies exceeding 10 minutes, or even more, on each line.

Given the large number of strikers, major disruptions are to be expected on the bus and tram network in Strasbourgalert The latest news from Alsace.

A Dijon, tram traffic will not be affected by the strike. But the bus network will be affected, according to The Public Good.

AT Nancythe Stan transport network announces reduced traffic, close to the timetables observed during school holidays on many tram and bus lines.

AT Metzbuses will be slightly disrupted during the afternoon due to the demonstration.

A Pariswhere the event will go from the Opera to the Place de la Bastille, the RATP foresees traffic “very disturbed on the RER and Metro networks” and “slightly disturbed on the Bus network and normal on the Tramway network”.

L’aviation

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has asked airlines to preventively cancel one in five flights at Paris Orly airport. Indeed, the national interprofessional strike notice “was relayed by several unions representing air traffic controllers”, explains the DGAC.

Schools

The SNUipp-FSU (National Unitary Union of Teachers, School Teachers and PEGC) called for mobilization. For the moment, information on a large-scale mobilization at the national level has not been communicated. In Paris, one out of two teachers is expected to strike.

The school holidays for schoolchildren and teachers in zone A (academies of Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Poitiers, Limoges and Lyon) began last Saturday. The education unions (CGT Educ’action, Sgen-CFDT, FSU, Unsa Education, SUD education, etc.) nevertheless called on “colleagues to continue their participation in the mobilizations wherever they are” and this “during the zoned vacation period.

Public service

Many public service unions (Uffa-CFDT, CGT public services, etc.) have renewed their call for a strike for this Tuesday, February 7. On January 31, civil servants were 19.4% strikers.

Refineries

In refineries, employees plan to walk out for 48 hours, against 72 initially planned. This will lead to a suspension of shipments to fuel depots. “What we are going to offer them for 48 hours is nothing comes in, nothing comes out,” explained Thierry Defresne, CGT secretary of the TotalEnergies Europe committee. “The only impact on the work tool will be a reduction in production flow but not a stoppage”.

Electricity and gas

The CGT federations of Energy, Chemicals, Ports and Docks and Railway Workers formalized Friday in a leaflet their desire to carry out the strike together and joint actions on the ground, Tuesday and Wednesday.

But their actions began on Monday, with some load reductions in EDF’s nuclear power plants. The power stations of Chinon (Indre-et-Loire) and Paluel (Seine-Maritime) were “mobilized this morning”, indicated the CGT energy federation, according to which the movement was to “increase at the end of the day”.

And also…

At La Poste, “a new notice has been filed by the unions for the days of February 7 and 8”, can we read on its site. “The routing and distribution of your shipments may be impacted,” adds La Poste.

The CGT Health – Social Action has called on workers in the sector to mobilize.

Seasonal ski lift workers are planning a walkout for an hour and a half in ski resorts this Tuesday. In the Pyrenees, the small resort of Gourette will be closed due to a mobilization of the piste service, in particular a strike by 90% of the pisteurs-rescuers.