He is protesting the pension reform plan, leaving the risk of fuel supply difficulties looming.
The largest union in French oil sector call today to multi-day strike in January and February to protest the pension reform plan, raising the risk of fuel supply difficulties like those seen in a previous strike in September.
The CGT has called for a strike on January 19 and 26 as well as February 6, according to a statement released today.
On February 6, a repeat strike “will be proposed to the employees,” the CGT said.
The mobilization is expected to begin with a first 24-hour strike on January 19, a day of nationwide strikes and demonstrations following a call by eight major French labor unions against the pension reform presented yesterday, Tuesday, by the government, which mainly raises the age limit from 62 at 64 years.
For January 26, the CGT of the oil sector calls for a 48-hour strike and a 72-hour strike on February 6.
A major mobilization of almost a month launched by the CGT on September 27, 2022 with the closure of refineries and the blockade of warehouses had caused significant difficulties in the supply of fuel in France. The strikers then demanded wage increases in order to deal with inflation.
“There is a right to strike, there is a right to demonstrate,” but “it is also important not to punish the French,” Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne countered.
“For the unions, it’s a call to responsibility,” he added on the sidelines of a visit to Disneyland Paris.
Under President Emmanuel Macron’s previous term, a first pension reform plan had paralyzed public transport for weeks in late 2019 and early 2020.
The plan was then withdrawn, with difficulties linked to the Covid epidemic adding to union opposition.
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