TotalEnergies: French employees on strike, stations out of fuel? – South West

“We call for no product to be taken out of refineries and petrochemicals, where the CGT is established,” said Benjamin Tange, CGT central trade union representative for the petrochemical refining of TotalEnergies in France. Among the main sites concerned, the La Mède bio-refinery (Bouches-du-Rhône), the Normandy refineries in Le Havre, Donges (Loire-Atlantique), Carling (Moselle), Feyzin (Rhône) and Oudalle (Seine-Maritime ), as well as the fuel depots of Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne), and Flandres (Nord). hiring” in France and “a massive investment plan” in France, recalled Mr. Tange, stressing that these demands had already been at the origin of movements on June 24 and July 28. Drop in flows of 20 to 30% Some of the employees receive “extremely low wages and there is a need to revalue them to the level of what the group generates as profits”, underlined the union official, who hopes “a very mobilization strong”, in order to continue to weigh the following days. In addition to disruptions in the supply of fuel stations, he estimated that the production of refineries could experience a drop in flows of 20 to 30%, in the event of strong mobilization. TotalEnergies employs 35,000 people in France, including its subsidiaries. An interview at the level of the oil branch is scheduled for the 27th, which is why the start of the movement is planned for that day, mainly in the oil sites. They should be joined by the other sites of the group the following days, with the line of sight on the day of action in all economic sectors Thursday, at the call of the CGT and Solidaires.