Pension reform: black day expected on Thursday 20 April in the transport sector

After several months of demonstrations every week, the mobilization seems to be running out of steam in the streets, as the inter-union has not called for a new date against the pension reform. After the validation of the Constitutional Council, Emmanuel Macron has indeed enacted the law, which will take effect at the end of the year. But the four main railway unions have not said their last word and are calling for a strike this Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the SNCF. It could paralyze traffic on train and RER lines and extend to the following weekend.

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This"day of expression of anger railway" may therefore strongly impact the beginning of the school vacations in the Paris region, during a weekend break with other areas. CGT-Cheminots, Unsa-Ferroviaire, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots have indicated that this was a"preparation stage" before the May 1st mobilization throughout the country and that they would not move on"until this law is abandoned".

So, what can we expect this Thursday in the public transport in Paris and the suburbs? On its website, Transilien announces a disrupted traffic on all its lines. The RER C, D and E lines will also be affected by this new national and interprofessional social movement.

Strike at the SNCF this Thursday, April 20: here are the traffic forecasts in the RER and Transilien
New day of strike against the pension reform this Thursday, April 20, 2023. So, what can we expect in public transport in Ile-de-France? We discover the traffic forecasts in the RER and on the Transilien network. [Read more]