Commuters in the growing tech corridor between Rambouillet and Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines faced a chaotic start to the week after 433 drivers employed by Transdev Sud-Yvelines walked out at dawn over pay and safety grievances. The stoppage, confirmed by all five representative unions, has idled roughly 80 % of scheduled buses, including school runs and the crucial express lines that connect suburban campuses to the SNCF RER network.
Union delegates say payroll glitches have short-changed drivers by “€500 to €600 a month” since summer, while tyre blow-outs and brake failures on ageing coaches pose “danger grave et imminent” for staff and passengers. The operator, which reported a €4.3 million loss in 2024, maintains that software upgrades are under way and essential maintenance meets regulatory standards.
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Apart from local residents, the biggest corporate victims are logistics and agro-tech firms clustered near the N10 highway, many of whose blue-collar staff rely on the network. Several HR teams scrambled to subsidise ride-share pools and remote-work options. The regional prefect has urged management and unions to resume talks under the new rapid-conciliation procedure introduced by the 2025 Mobility Orientation Act.
If no agreement is reached, unions warn the strike could be renewed on 24 November, coinciding with Black-Friday logistics peaks. Companies with distribution centres in the sector should pre-book temporary shuttles or stagger shifts to avoid bottlenecks at Rambouillet station.
The walkout is another warning sign for employers counting on suburban bus links to offset housing pressures in central Paris. Mobility audits mandated for firms with more than 50 employees now explicitly require contingency plans for localised strikes.
Union delegates say payroll glitches have short-changed drivers by “€500 to €600 a month” since summer, while tyre blow-outs and brake failures on ageing coaches pose “danger grave et imminent” for staff and passengers. The operator, which reported a €4.3 million loss in 2024, maintains that software upgrades are under way and essential maintenance meets regulatory standards.
Apart from local residents, the biggest corporate victims are logistics and agro-tech firms clustered near the N10 highway, many of whose blue-collar staff rely on the network. Several HR teams scrambled to subsidise ride-share pools and remote-work options. The regional prefect has urged management and unions to resume talks under the new rapid-conciliation procedure introduced by the 2025 Mobility Orientation Act.
If no agreement is reached, unions warn the strike could be renewed on 24 November, coinciding with Black-Friday logistics peaks. Companies with distribution centres in the sector should pre-book temporary shuttles or stagger shifts to avoid bottlenecks at Rambouillet station.
The walkout is another warning sign for employers counting on suburban bus links to offset housing pressures in central Paris. Mobility audits mandated for firms with more than 50 employees now explicitly require contingency plans for localised strikes.
