Its secretary general, Laurent Berger, is not in favor of “preventive strikes”.
The strike in French refineries, launched several days ago by the CGT to demand wage increases, is not justified for the moment, said Saturday Laurent Berger, secretary general of the CFDT, judging it necessary to first go through negotiation. . “The CFDT, it (is) not so much for preventive strikes“said Laurent Berger on France Inter.
The trade unionist, however, acknowledged that “the employees of Total and Exxon are right (of) demand salary increases“. Protests which led to the shutdown of three of the six French refineries, operated by the TotalEnergies or ExxonMobil groups, following a strike launched by the CGT. This contributes to a lack of fuel in French stations where queues accumulate.
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Laurent Berger, however, criticized the CGT’s decision to hire “only the balance of power without going to the end of the logic which is to negotiate and to record a compromise by an agreement“. At ExxonMobil, the discussions have already led to “a certain number of achievements”, notably judged Mr. Berger, whose positions are traditionally more favorable to negotiation than those of the CGT.
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