Press Release ---- SUD-Rail will not allow a politically motivated dismissal ---- Ludo is one of our own. A member of SUD-Rail, he works at the Woippy rail yard for Hexafret, a subsidiary of the SNCF group, which until recently was called SNCF Freight. For almost a year, he worked as a temporary employee. He did his job, he did it well, and everyone acknowledges that. Then he was hired as a contract worker. Again, nothing to reproach him for. No problems, no mistakes, no warnings. ---- And yet today, he is being fired. Why? ---- Because on May 1, 2025, during a demonstration, Ludo was photographed with a torch. He will be arrested at his home, and his residence will be searched. ---- But let's be clear: professionally, there is nothing. Nothing that justifies such a decision. Even his local managers say so: Ludo does his job properly. He hasn't done anything wrong. He's never even had to justify himself.
So why this relentless persecution?
Because of a letter from the Ministry of the Interior. A letter that mentions an alleged incompatibility between his job and his political beliefs.
Ludo was initially suspended as a precautionary measure and barred from his workplace in November 2025. This measure followed a police administrative investigation that examined his activist and union activities.
Now, they want us to believe that having convictions is a problem. That having values is a danger.
At SUD-Rail, we reject a society where you have to be docile to work. We reject a society where commitment is punished. We reject a society where workers are sorted according to their ideas. Do we still have the right to think? Do we still have the right to be involved?
Our colleague has filed an appeal regarding the admissibility of the administrative inquiry with the Strasbourg court. This case is currently under appeal, and we cannot believe an unfavorable decision will be handed down, given the lack of evidence against Ludo.
However, Hexafret did not wait for the court's final ruling: Ludo's dismissal was issued abruptly and incomprehensibly, without regard for the legal framework of the labor code. How can we fail to see the political pressure exerted by the Ministry of the Interior to impose its decisions on a company?
The fight continues. We gathered on May 6th at the Woippy sorting center: More than 120 people-colleagues, union members, and activists-showed their support that day in front of the Hexafret local management building.
We do not intend to let this go. Because attacking Ludo is attacking us all, we will not give in. Because solidarity isn't just a word, it's a commitment: We will not allow a politically motivated dismissal!
SUD-Rail's action has already had an impact on this case: Ludo's dismissal has now been suspended by the company, which is awaiting the decision of the administrative appeal.
https://monde-libertaire.net/?articlen=9026
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Source: A-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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