The Minister of Economy and Finance raised the tone on Monday, saying that it was necessary to “release fuel deposits and refineries” blocked by strikers for almost three weeks.
Le Monde
Faced with blockages that last after almost three weeks of strike, Prime Minister Elisabeth Boundi, on Sunday evening, the threat of new “requisitions” of employees in the event of “very tense situations”. Monday, October 17, the government requisitioned the fuel deposit of Feyzin (Rhône), from 2 p.m., after renewing at 6 am the requisition of the Mardyck depot (Flanders) near Dunkirk, to supply the service stations Hauts-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, announced the Ministry of Energy Transition.
Earlier in the day, Eric Sellini the CGT coordinator for the Totalenergie group, had announced that “the strike is renewed on the sites of Normandy [refinery and deposit], in Donges [refinery and deposit], the Mède [Bioraffinerie and deposit], Feyzin [deposit, the refinery being stopped for technical reason] and in Flanders [deposit], despite the requisitions “.
The mayor judges the attitude of the CGT” unacceptable ” and “illegitimate”
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On BFM, Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of Economy and Finance called on Monday to “release fuel deposits and refineries” and attacked the CGT which continues the blockages despite of a majority salary agreement. “The negotiation time has passed. There has been negotiation, there has been an agreement, it means that it must remain in the majority voice,” he said at BFMTV. “There are majority agreements that have been concluded at Total. In a democracy, including in a social democracy, it is not the minority that dictates its law by majority,” he said Bruno. “It is unacceptable and it is illegitimate” to continue the blockages as does the CGT, he said.
on France inter, Clément Beaune , The Minister responsible for transport said that there will be “clear improvements in the week”, but for “a return to normal, it will take time, not before next week”.
on France inter, Philippe Martinez , The secretary general of the CGT estimated on Monday that “requisitions are an obstacle to the right to strike. In Rennes, on Friday, a court considered that the right of requisition requested by the prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine n ‘was not valid. “
According to the data communicated on Sunday evening by the Ministry of Energy Transition, 30.1 % of service stations are in difficulty at the national level, with a rupture of at least one type of fuel against 27.3 % Saturday. In Ile-de-France, the situation has not improved since 41.6 % of service stations are now affected by fuel shortages against 39.9 % on Saturday, still according to figures from the ministry.