STORY – A few dozen strikers in well-chosen positions, and the country was on its knees. Crisis meetings, double game of the CGT… story of a week under high tension.
Calvary week for French motorists. Hours of queuing to refuel, clashes among customers losing patience, serious accidents like this biker hit on the highway while waiting to refuel, near Marseille. The CGT is blocking refineries and fuel depots, particularly in Normandy and the North to obtain wage increases at Esso ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies. A few dozen strikers in well-chosen positions, and the country is on its knees. This is the technique of the thrombosis strike: block everything with a minimum of means.
“TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil are only pretexts, a good opportunity to obtain a considerable shock wave for a minimal social and union cost”, immediately explains a source familiar with the matter. And to establish an internal balance of power at the CGT, in the midst of an internal war in anticipation of the March congress where the secretary general, Philippe Martinez, will leave the head of the union. “Branding…
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