The mobilization of strikers at TotalEnergies oil sites fell sharply on Wednesday with the lifting of the strike at three sites, while two others decided to continue their confrontation with management, the government insisting that the situation “continues to improve” in the fuel . front before the holidays.
At 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 20.3% of service stations had supply difficulties in at least one fuel (compared to 24.8% on Tuesday), according to figures from the Ministry of Energy Transition.
The striking workers of the “Flandres” site in Mardyck in the north, near Dunkerque (refinery and depot), and La Mède in Bouches-du-Rhône (biorefinery and depot), decided to “suspend” their movement on Wednesday night . The end of the strike had been voted hours earlier at the Donges refinery in Loire-Atlantique.
“Psychological Fatigue”
“The unpacking of salaries has morally exhausted” the strikers, a member of the CGT Mardyck told BFMTV shortly after the announcement of the suspension of the mobilization, evoking a “psychological fatigue”.
Continuation of the movement in the Rhône
On the other hand, the movement was renewed at Gonfreville in Seine-Maritime (refinery and deposit) and at the Feyzin deposit in the Rhône, Eric Sellini, CGT national coordinator for TotalEnergies, told AFP.
But on this site, the requests were made this Wednesday. A total of 20 people were affected, according to the prefecture. “The release of the Feyzin deposit allows significant improvements”, assured the Prime Minister during the day.
“Negotiations are over”
At the event, “the striking workers will not call off the strike until they have something concrete on the table,” said the site’s CGT union delegate, Pedro Afonso.
Except that the door of the discussions seems definitively closed on the side of the management of the oil group. Indeed, TotalEnergies has recalled that an agreement was reached on Friday with the two majority unions of the group, the CFE-CGC and the CFDT. A text that the CGT has not signed. “The negotiations have therefore ended,” the group told AFP.
The agreement provides for a general increase of 5% in wages, accompanied by individual increases and an exceptional bonus of between 3,000 and 6,000 euros. The CGT demanded a 10% wage increase to offset inflation and take advantage of the exceptional income the group earned.
Source: BFM TV
