{"id":254598,"date":"2025-07-21T20:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=64357"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:36:02","slug":"59-day-strike-by-french-signalmen-ends-unions-claim-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=254598","title":{"rendered":"59-day strike by French signalmen ends, unions claim victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 59-day strike by French signalmen near Paris is reported to have ended, with the local branch of the SUD Rail labour union crying victory in a dispute which had focused on working conditions and redundancies. The end of the strikes should bring massive relief to the French rail freight sector, as it was reportedly impacting 40% of trains running in the area.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>French rail associations recently underlined that Paris Nord, where the stoppages were taking place, was vital to rail freight in France. Here, a significant proportion of traffic serves the French capital as well as the north-south and east-west axis for long-distance services. Signalling staff and traffic controllers at the Le Bourget rail freight marshalling yard began the strike on 7 April.<\/p>\n

This was in response to what SUD Rail representative for the Paris Nord sector, Anasse Kazib, described as \u201ca clear attack on our jobs and working conditions, which would lead to a considerable loss of safety. In the case of the removal of the Villemomble signalman, the consequences are clear: management wants us to do the same job with one agent instead of two as is currently the case.\u201d<\/p>\n