The CGT announced on Wednesday October 2 the end of the strike movement started on September 27 at the TotalEnergies refinery in Gonfreville-l’Orcher (Seine-Maritime), near Le Havre.
The strike was lifted on Monday following an agreement between management and the union, the site’s CGT general secretary, Alexis Antonioli, said on Wednesday, confirming information from the daily. Paris-Normandy. The management of TotalEnergies also confirmed that “the strike is over”.
Last refinery unlocked
While the CGT did not sign the majority agreement reached between the other unions and the management, which provides for a 7% salary increase and bonuses of up to €3,000, the Gonfreville-l’Orcher refinery was the last of the oil group still paralyzed.
Last Wednesday, employees voted to continue the movement until November 2. The same day that the group had published record financial results, the strikers had renewed the strike considering that they had not obtained satisfaction on their demand for a 10% wage increase. Finally, an agreement (undisclosed) was found, the general meeting scheduled for Wednesday canceled and work resumed.
On the refinery site, the reactivation of the facilities ” started “ but she “will take about a fortnight”, specifies a source close to the file. In contrast, “Fuel shipments, from the substantial stocks available on the site, will be able to be relaunched quickly”. What accelerate the return to normal, especially in service stations in the Paris region where shortages were still strongly felt in recent days.
At the fuel depot in Feyzin (Rhône), the last site affected, the strike continued on Wednesday, according to the CGT. “No requisitions this morning. The strikers are hoping for the imminent arrival of a mediator from the republic, it is becoming urgent”assured the CGT union representative.