"Not a Game": Faced with Potential Strike Threats for Ascension, the SNCF Boss Calls the Unions to "Cold Blood"

Figaro provides an update on the threats posed by trade unions so far, and on the disruptions that could affect rail traffic between late May and early June.

SNCF CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou hammered this Thursday that he would do anything to "roll trains" during strikes. He called on unions not to "play with people's lives".

Paris, 22 May 2025 (AFP) – SNCF boss Jean-Pierre Farandou alerted Thursday about the maintenance needs of the railway network, which is missing a billion euros a year which, according to the company, could be found among the motorways. "It is necessary to take decisions now, we are at a critical moment", [...]

The SNCF said on Thursday 22 May that "prosecutions will be initiated" after an "alteration and threatening remarks" by the actor against a flight attendant.