After three weeks of blockages, the mobilization of strikers at the oil sites of TotalEnergies began to weaken with the lifting of the strike in Donges (Loire-Atlantique) on Wednesday afternoon, even if the movement in the other refineries continues and continues the uncertainty about the fuel supply as the school holidays approach.
The strike was suspended at the Donges refinery, according to the CGT, but it continued at four other sites. This is the case in Mardyck, near Dunkirk, where the striking employees voted to take over from 2 p.m. the continuation of their movement, until the next quarter, at 10 p.m. when a new vote will take place, according to the CGT. “They don’t give up. If they manage to do something, it will send a big signal throughout France”launched the northern actress Corinne Masiero who came to support the strikers at the entrance to this site at 2:00 p.m., performing with fellow actors a skit castigating capitalism and multinationals.
In Gonfreville, Normandyfollowing a general meeting which brought together several dozen employees, the strike was also renewed “after a very large majority vote”, CGT secretary general of the Normandy platform, Alexis Antonioli, told AFP. According to Eric Sellini, CGT national coordinator for TotalEnergies, the strike was also renewed at La Mède (Bouches-du-Rhône).
In Feyzin in the Rhône (deposit, the refinery being shut down for technical reasons), the strikers who renewed the strike on Wednesday morning, will decide at the end of the day after a meeting with the management at 4 p.m. “We hope that the management will be attentive to the demands of the strikers in order to be able to end the conflict”, Benjamin Tange, CGT central union representative for refining and petrochemicals, told AFP. The CGT says indeed to have proposed in the morning a “protocol of exit of end of conflict” with the direction of the group.
This proposal called foremployment and investment negotiations“, “local negotiations on the specific issues raised by the strikers“, as well as “guarantees on the absence of repression vis-à-vis the strikers”, indicated to AFP Eric Sellini. According to him, the management refused this proposal, which TotalEnergies, questioned by AFP , could not immediately confirm.
According to Pedro Afonso, 47, CGT Feyzin union representative, the general management nevertheless indicated that it wanted to redirect “all the negotiations locally”. According to him, it “would make no obstruction to local managements to negotiate concerning the local demands of the strikers on all the French sites of TotalEnergies”.
Waiting, this renewal of the movement in four of the seven refineries of the group throws new uncertainties on the absorption of gasoline shortages a few days before the All Saints holidays. In the country, 22.8% of petrol stations were still short of petrol or diesel on Tuesday eveningannounced Wednesday morning the Minister of Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher on France Info. “Improving keeps happening”she assured, referring to Hauts-de-France where the rupture rate went from “55% to less than 20%”.
A few days before the first departures, the pressure is mounting more than ever on the government. Addressing the French, the minister assured that she was doing “everything so that they can go on vacation peacefully”. To speed up the pace, the government has reopened the floodgates of blocked sites with the help of requisitions from employees, the last one again targeting the TotalEnergies site in Feyzin in the Rhône on Wednesday. The measure aims to “relieve” the two regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, very affected, according to the minister.
At TotalEnergies, which is part of the chemical sector within professional organizations, the CGT did not sign the salary agreement concluded on Friday between the management and the two majority unions, the CFE-CGC and the CFDT.
The strike was suspended at the Donges refinery, according to the CGT, but it continued at four other sites. This is the case in Mardyck, near Dunkirk, where the striking employees voted to take over from 2 p.m. the continuation of their movement, until the next quarter, at 10 p.m. when a new vote will take place, according to the CGT. “They don’t let go. If they manage to do something, it will give a big signal throughout France”, launched the northern actress Corinne Masiero who came to support the strikers at the entrance to this site on time. from 2:00 p.m., interpreting with fellow actors a skit castigating capitalism and multinationals. In Gonfreville, in Normandy, at the end of a general assembly which brought together several dozen employees, the strike was also renewed “after a very large majority vote”, declared to AFP the general secretary CGT of the Norman platform, Alexis Antonioli. According to Eric Sellini, national coordinator of the CGT for TotalEnergies, the strike was also renewed in La Mède (Bouches-du-Rhône). In Feyzin in the Rhône (depot, the refinery being stopped for technical reasons), the strikers who renewed the strike on Wednesday morning, will decide at the end of the day after a meeting with management at 4:00 p.m. “We hope that the management will be attentive to the demands of the strikers in order to be able to end the conflict,” Benjamin Tange, central CGT union representative for refining and petrochemicals, told AFP. The CGT says indeed to have proposed in the morning a “protocol of exit of end of conflict” with the direction of the group. This proposal called for “negotiations on employment and investments”, “local negotiations on the specific issues raised by the strikers”, as well as “guarantees on the absence of repression vis-à-vis the strikers”, has told AFP Eric Sellini. According to him, the management refused this proposal, which TotalEnergies, questioned by AFP, could not immediately confirm. According to Pedro Afonso, 47, CGT Feyzin union representative, the general management has nevertheless indicated that he wants to redirect “all the negotiations locally”. According to him, it “would make no obstruction to local managements to negotiate concerning the local demands of the strikers on all the French sites of TotalEnergies”. In the meantime, this renewal of the movement in four of the seven refineries of the group cast new uncertainties on the absorption of gasoline shortages a few days before the All Saints holidays. In the country, 22.8% of service stations were still short of petrol or diesel on Tuesday evening, the Minister for Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced on France Info on Wednesday morning. “The improvement continues to be made”, she assured, referring to Hauts-de-France where the rupture rate fell from “55% to less than 20%”. A few days before the first departures, the pressure is mounting more than ever on the government. Addressing the French, the minister assured that she was doing “everything so that they can go on vacation peacefully”. To speed up the pace, the government has reopened the floodgates of blocked sites with the help of requisitions from employees, the last one again targeting the TotalEnergies site in Feyzin in the Rhône on Wednesday. The measure aims to “relieve” the two regions Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, very affected, according to the minister. At TotalEnergies, which is part of the chemical sector within professional organizations, the CGT did not sign the salary agreement concluded on Friday between the management and the two majority unions, the CFE-CGC and the CFDT.
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