Overview
- A unitary, non‑renewable 24‑hour strike by CGT, Unsa, Sud‑Rail and CFDT is in force Wednesday 10 June and SNCF Voyageurs forecasts roughly two TGVs out of three running, one Intercités out of two running, and severely reduced regional and Île‑de‑France services.
- SNCF has mobilised managers to limit disruption, offered refunds and rebooking to passengers, and points to a €1,450 staff bonus and a €1.8 billion net profit in 2025 to defend its social record.
- Unions demand higher wages and a pause to ongoing reorganisations and filialisations, arguing the push to create many local subsidiaries for regional tenders has worsened working conditions and driven a serious staff wellbeing crisis.
- The CGT reported high turnout and said nearly half of staff were on strike in some areas while SNCF says traffic matched its forecasts; unions plan an intersyndicale meeting on 11 June and seek an earlier date than the scheduled 23 June talks with Jean Castex.
- The dispute stems from a law forcing regions to tender TER contracts and from SNCF’s practice of transferring staff into local companies with a 15‑month 'sac à dos social' guarantee that unions warn could produce long‑term rights erosion and uneven working conditions.