Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Refineries, SNCF, RATP, Air France: strikes homes multiply – Le Figaro

VIDEO – From CGT Line Pilots union movement against the labor law are growing and now affect nuclear power plants. Wednesday and Thursday, rail and air transport will be disrupted. From 1 June the railway on strike every day.

• Location increasingly delicate forehead fuels

the situation tends each day a little more in the French refineries. Since the beginning of the week, six facilities in eight are stopped or idling. The impact on fuel supplies continue to worsen: more than 20% of the Hexagon service stations are now out of total stock or close to be, despite the efforts of operators to route trucks . additional tank-

Faced with this movement, the government wants extremely firm: Tuesday at dawn, it took an enforcement initiative to clear access – blocked by CGT militants – refinery and oil depot of Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône). Tuesday afternoon in the National Assembly, at the session of questions to the government, Alain Vidal, Secretary of State for Transport, said that all oil deposits in the territory would be “liberated”.

Meanwhile, for the industrial sector, the economic impact of the strike is severe. According to several estimates, the judgment of its facilities at cost Total between 40 and 45 million euros per week. The company operates five of the eight refineries located in France. “For the whole chain of businesses related to fuel distribution, negotiations with unions are rendered all the more difficult that the grounds of the movement do not concern them directly,” says an industry expert. Some actors are already starting to anticipate a long strike, provided that a refinery that completely stops then starts several weeks before restarting. But if it is only the thermal systems are interrupted, business recovery may be faster. Other observers point to themselves the specter of the 2010 movements that had penalized the deliveries of oil products to airports. “If we come to this point, a major milestone in trouble will have been taken, ‘says a distributor.

• Threat to the production of electricity in nuclear power stations

“it’s time to accentuate the mobilization.” the CGT-Energie called, Tuesday in a movement of action, including its nuclear power plants, “the strongest possible” Thursday against the labor law and the deterioration of the sector. “The power cuts have already taken place today (Tuesday) in several districts of Nantes as well as the largest shopping center in Europe in Marseille, but the burden of cuts could be larger Thursday,” said the holder word of the national mining-energy federation (FNME-CGT), Marie-Claire Cailletaud. Questioned by AFP, a spokesman for EDF said it was “difficult” to foresee the consequences of electricity production. At general meetings held in recent days in several locations, “Young workers have expressed their willingness to intervene on their working tool”, according to Laurent Heredia, member of the Federal Executive FNME-CGT. “We clearly feel that the protest movement rises,” he assured. The union wants to “withdrawal of labor law” but also intends to reiterate its concerns about the future of the energy industry.

• At the SNCF, a strike is preparing unit

The CGT continues this Wednesday, the series of strikes “rectangular”, that is ie by two-day group on Wednesday and Thursday, launched in early May. SNCF plans for the next two days, a “disturbed” traffic but “less than last week.” Traffic forecasts that announce 3 TGV 4 will roll, as Transilien 2 on 3, 6 Intercités of 10, 2 TER 3 and 4 on RER 5.

As of June, the railway will pass gear and on strike every day. CGT union at SNCF first, joins SUD-rail that immediately opted for a renewable movement. Especially the two unions “reformers”, UNSA and CFDT, could follow suit in the CGT also voting in the indefinite strike from June 1st. All refused to sign the agreement to give birth to a collective agreement in the railway sector. At RATP, the CGT in turn calls for an indefinite strike from June 2 to protest against the labor law and claim the opening of wage negotiations.

• Serious turbulence in airlines

In the air, severe turbulence prepare. A first shock will take place on Thursday against the labor law to the Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), which notably regulates air traffic control. USAC-CGT, first union to the DGAC, called Thursday in a release day, which will reduce to 15% the flight plan of the airlines at Orly and cause delays throughout France. But the worst is yet to come. All unions of civil aviation called the strike of 3 to 5 June Their reason? Declining enrollment and lack of negotiation on their social setting.

At Air France, where the social atmosphere seemed calm, a new crisis could be triggered as of June 1. The main pilots’ union of the company, the SNPL, consult its members by referendum whether a majority is ready to engage in a more than six-day strike. At the general meeting of shareholders of Air France-KLM, Alexandre Juniac, the outgoing CEO of the group, said about this event: “A strike at this time of year, of this magnitude, while the band released the head of water, would be the worst blow that is brought to the recovery. It would really be an act I would call almost sabotage efforts and immense sacrifices that were made by everyone and which produce their effects. “

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