Strike of October 18: what disturbances suffered in Caen?
By Christophe Jaquet
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SNCF, national education, transport and public services… Many sectors are responding to the call of the inter-union CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires and UNEF to follow the movement of general strike in France this Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
A Caen (Calvados), as in other major towns in Normandy, the mobilization could be sustained. She will contradict several public services to operate in degraded mode. State of the art, point by point.
– One in two trains departing from Caen
From 6 p.m., or even 8 p.m., this Monday, October 17, train traffic is slowed down. For the day of Tuesday, Nomad Train, the regional express transport network of the Normandy region, provides on average every other train on four lines :
- Caen-Le Mans-Tours;
- Caen-Cherbourg;
- Caen-Lisieux-Trouville/Deauville;
- Caen-Coutances-Granville-Rennes.
This second day of strike followed the local mobilization of railway workers on Monday in Normandy, against the opening of regional rail to competition.
– “Normal” circulation of buses and trams?
The public transport network Twisto promises it on its social networks:
This Tuesday, October 18, the Twisto network will circulate normally.
Corn ” some disturbances are to be expected in the city center of Caen because of the demonstrations”. He recommends consulting son website and its application to have an update, in real time, of the traffic of buses and trams on the territory of Caen la mer.
– No canteen in the schools of Caen
The parents of Caen were notified in the afternoon on Monday. The City of Caen warns:
Severe disruptions are expected in public schools.
Parents are “invited to pick up their child(ren) during the lunch break, or to provide a cold meal as part of the minimum reception service” on Tuesday 18 October. A strike had already affected the canteens of 5 schools in Caen on Thursday 6 October.
– Closed swimming pools in the agglo
Among its facilities, the Caen la Mer urban community has very few establishments affected. It announces the closure of the Montmorency swimming pools, in Hérouville Saint-Clair, and the Chemin-Vert in Caen, for the day of Tuesday.
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