SNCF Workers Call 24‑Hour Strike on November 5 Over Pay Shortfall

Overview

• The four main SNCF unions — CGT, Unsa Ferroviaire, Sud‑Rail and CFDT — have issued an agreed call for a 24‑hour strike on Thursday 5 November to join a national action for wages and jobs.
• Unsa and other unions say the 2026 annual agreement was written on a 1.3% inflation assumption while October inflation hit 3.4%, and Unsa is asking for a 2.6% complementary raise retroactive to 1 July.
• In response SNCF announced three targeted measures on 3 November: a €400 value‑sharing bonus to be paid in late November, a 2% rise in night/weekend/holiday allowances and a 5% boost to mileage pay.
• The company warns of service disruption, saying TGVs will be slightly affected and Intercités, TER and many Île‑de‑France trains and RER lines will be disrupted, and it promises free refunds or exchanges for cancelled TGV and Intercités journeys.
• Negotiations on 2027 pay are scheduled for January, and unions say this dispute could widen calls for general salary talks across public services and hit daily life for commuters and shift workers who rely on rail income and schedules.