EDF employees are called to go on a wage strike on January 30, after failed annual negotiations, we learned on Thursday from the inter-union. “A strike call is planned for Tuesday, January 30 to remind management that without employees at work there is no production of wealth,” the inter-union stated in a press release.
“Actions are already being organized in places,” said Amélie Henri, national secretary of the CFE-CGC of EDF, who mentioned in particular the Rance tidal power plant (Ille-et-Vilaine), “which is being prepared.” Nuclear power plants are already on strike, such as that of Cruas (Ardèche), since the last negotiation session on January 8, where employees blocked the restart of unit (reactor) 2. The Bugey (Ain) plant has also gone on strike. been affected from the beginning. of the week with a strike, which resulted in blocking the restart of unit 5, indicated the CGT.
A damaging strike in the fall of 2022
In the fall of 2022, a strike caused delays in the work schedule at French nuclear plants and raised fears of shortages, amid a European energy crisis. However, the situation is significantly different this winter, given that the available capacity of the nuclear park has increased significantly and is around 85% thanks to the work carried out, according to public data.
He admits, however, that “to obtain something it will have to be over time.” The general and individual increases granted by EDF SA allow “an average increase in salaries of 4.14% by 2024”, stated the management, including individual measures of increases of +1.5%. Regarding this last point, the CFE-CGC requires 4% and the CGT 2.3%.
Source: BFM TV
