Most of the country's TotalEnergies refineries will be shut down on Monday. This is what CGT members across France have said. On BFMTV, Olivier Mateu, the secretary of the CGT departmental union of Bouches-du-Rhône, advised the French "to go and fill up with petrol, because there won't be much left". Threat or real possibility? The refineries are joining the strike movement against the pension reform.
It is therefore easy to fear new shortages, as was the case throughout the year 2023. And above all, we can fear rushes to the gas stations.
As a reminder, the next strike day against the pension reform will take place this Thursday, March 23. During the March 15 strike, the Ministry of the Interior estimated the number of demonstrators throughout France at 480,000, compared with 1.7 million according to the CGT.
Another day of strikes and demonstrations scheduled for Friday, October 13, 2023
Following on from the protests against pension reform, the inter-union federation is planning a new demonstration on Friday October 13, 2023, to call for higher wages and index points in the civil service. [Read more]
For several days now, overflowing garbage cans have been the daily life of many Parisians, due to the garbage collectors' strike against the pension reform. 10 000 tons of waste are now piling up in the streets of the capital. [Read more]
Another day of strikes and demonstrations scheduled for Friday, October 13, 2023
Garbage collectors' strike: 10,000 tons of garbage in the streets, the weight of the Eiffel Tower!
