[Zombiethrowaway]

The French government passed a law in mid-2018 that ends the special "cheminot" contract for new hires. It will effectively grandfather the old way in 10-20 years, and make it smaller every year.

So I don't think this is fair or accurate: "rather than addressing the fundamental issues (inability to fire people, change cost structure"

[ldng]

Nor did that changed anything. Most employees are contractors nowadays.

French politics must stop playing with trains and grow up. And fire the management that's been there for 10 years and made it worst.