Strike on Friday October 13: what to expect on the transport network

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New call for strikes and demonstrations launched by the inter-union group. Friday October 13, 2023 will mark a national day of mobilization "against austerity, for wages and gender equality". So, what can we expect on public transport at RATP and SNCF? Are there likely to be any disruptions on the metro, RER or Transilien networks? We take a look.

More than four months after the last day of mobilization against pension reform, the unions are calling on workers to take to the streets again with new demands: " Purchasing power and increases in wages, pensions and minimum social benefits are still the demands of the working world. We call on employers to open negotiations at all levels ", explains the intersyndicale (CFTC, CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, UNSA, Union syndicale solidaires and FSU) in a press release.

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This call for demonstrations and strikes is for the day of Friday October 13, 2023, culminating in a demonstration in Paris starting from Place d'Italie in the early afternoon. While many sectors are likely to be affected by this mobilization, such as education and healthcare, the transport sector is also likely to be impacted by this day of strikes and demonstrations.

So, what can we expect on public transport? At SNCF, three of the four main representative unions are calling for mobilization and strike action on October 13, 2023: CGT Cheminots, SUD Rail and CFDT Cheminots.

" On the strength of the historic mobilization at the start of the year, and the legitimate demands of railway workers on wages and working conditions, the CGT, Sud-Rail and CFDT organizations, determined and united, are calling on all railway workers to strike and demonstrate on October 13," write the three unions in a press release published on October 5.

With this call from the three SNCF unions, are major disruptions expected on public transport in the Paris region this Friday? Traffic forecasts have been released, and several RER lines, such as RER C and RER D, will be affected, with 2 out of 3 trains expected to run. Similar disruptions are expected on several Transilien lines (H, L, N, R and U).

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Due to a nationwide industrial action, traffic is expected to be slightly disrupted on public transport in the Île-de-France region this Friday, October 13, 2023. Disruptions are expected on two RER lines and five Transilien lines. Discover the traffic forecasts! [Read more]

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What about mobilization at RATP? For the time being, only the CGT - the 1st representative union in the public service company - has called for a day of strikes and demonstrations on Friday October 13, 2023. In a press release issued on October 8, the union explained that " the latest wage measures have not caught up with inflation ".

So, will train traffic on the metro, RER A and B, bus network and tramway be affected on October 13 in Paris and the Île-de-France region? As far as RATP is concerned, no disruption is expected on the network!

Finally, we have also learned that air traffic will also be affected by the strike. The French Civil Aviation Authority ( DGAC) has asked airlines to reduce their flights at Paris-Orly airport by 40% this Friday, October 13, due to a strike by air traffic controllers.

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