Tango transport network in Nîmes: SNTU-CFDT warns of “deterioration of service and working conditions”

Representatives of the SNTU-CFDT union warn of the deterioration of the public transport service. Midi Libre – Y. B.

Several social alarms have been triggered in recent months by the SNTU-CFDT at the transport operator Keolis. The union deplores changes on lines 10 and 14 from January 6.

After several social alarms triggered in recent months, representatives of the SNTU-CFDT union invited the press this Friday, December 13 to alert on a deterioration of the Tango public transport service and social dialogue with the new delegate Keolis. “We could have decided to strike but we did not want to penalize travelers during the holidays”, specified Emmanuel Fève, CFDT representative of the CE.

SNTU-CFDT Secretary, Nasser Mohamedi recalled what had been expressed during the strike at the beginning of 2024, before the allocation of the DSP transports by the Agglo Nîmes métropole, namely the respect of a social pact, a quality of the service provided and “the guarantee of acceptable working conditions”.

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Lines 10 and 14 impacted

Staff representatives had expressed their doubts about the financial structure of the DSP, “in particular about the €4 million in savings per year announced”. Those which cause the current tensions: “After less than six months of operation, the honeymoon with Keolis seems to have ended. We perceive a hardening of relations with management”.

The SNTU-CFDT wants to maintain a constructive dialogue, recognizes the success of the network, free travel for those over 70, but fears that future choices, for the sake of savings, will be counterproductive in attracting occasional customers.

The representatives of this union, worried about future stressful schedules, indicate that from January 6, lines 10 (which notably serve Mas de Mingue, Gambetta, route d'Uzès with a terminus at the station) and 14 (Pont de Justice, Mas Chalvidan, Leclerc, city center, Castanet, Vacquerolles golf course) will lose eight and a little over five respectively round trips.

Frequencies will decrease (one bus every 25 minutes according to the CFDT), waiting times will increase and “passengers will be left on the platforms. It is unacceptable to penalize them!”, announces Emmanuel Fève. The latter fears that these changes will affect the network more from September 2025.

For its part, the Agglo relies on the delegate Keolis (which should communicate soon) and mentions an adaptation to the realities on the ground, recalibrated lines that will not penalize users at peak times and refutes the waiting times put forward by the CFDT.