The rate of strikers was 94% of drivers, management told AFP. A strike notice had been filed on the occasion of the funeral of a 52-year-old employee, who ended his life last Saturday.
Public transport in the metropolis of Brest was stopped on Thursday due to a massive strike following the suicide of a driver and the attempted suicide of a driver, according to the CFDT and management.
The rate of strikers was 94% of drivers, management told AFP. The CFDT, the majority union at Bibus, mentioned a rate of 100%. A strike notice had been filed on the occasion of the funeral of a 52-year-old employee, who ended his life last Saturday. The employee had left a note before committing suicide in which he reproached the management for having mistreated him, according to the CFDT.
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A procession to the funeral site
Employees of the Bibus network, managed since July 2019 by RATP Dev, a 100% subsidiary of RATP, organized a procession to the place of the funeral. On Wednesday, a driver also attempted suicide, according to the CFDT.
“She is in intensive care at Brest hospital. She tried to end her life and accuses management“, told AFP Luc Daniel, CFDT union representative, who denounced a “cold and cynical management“. The management of RATP Dev confirmed having been informed on Wednesday evening “of the hospitalization of one of its collaborators“. “It is with great seriousness that we have taken note of this information and we remain extremely attentive and at the disposal of the family.“, she continued, inviting “employees who find it difficult to share it“.
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“The entire managerial line is mobilized and psychological assistance is available to them so that they can discuss with a psychologist, 24 hours a day.“, is it indicated. The Social and Economic Committee (CSE) of Bibus decided on Wednesday to set up a joint commission of inquiry into “psychosocial risks» at Bibus and «causes of deathof the employee, according to union sources.
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