“The Olympic Games, whatever it costs the SNCF”

Please be ecstatic. A miracle took place at the SNCF: four unions, including the very protestant CGT Cheminots and SUD Rail, signed an agreement on the end of their careers in the same spirit. Almost unheard of. The strike threats that repeatedly weighed on the bridges in May have been officially lifted. And the danger of a move during the Olympic Games has probably also passed. Hallelujah! The magic of social dialogue has worked. Jean-Pierre Farandou, the CEO of the SNCF, had promised a new method of dialogue, with the negotiation of a “social progress platform” intended to tackle problems before they degenerate into conflict. Here she proves herself. Some are already using this as an argument to convince the state shareholder, this inveterate procrastinator, that the CEO should be given at least two more years at the helm of the railway company, since the mandate expires in just two weeks. The director wants…