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Police order striking French petrol staff back to work

Workers at an oil refinery in northern France have agreed to go back to work after weeks of striking as the government ordered more staff back to work at other sites, saying petrol shortages are taking too big a toll on the economy.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022

French media divided over who's to blame for crippling fuel strike

As the wage dispute in the petrol refinery and distribution sector enters carries on, the French daily newspapers are sharply divided on the question of who is to blame for the chaos on the nation's streets, with desperate motorists scrambling for a few drops of juice.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022

French trade union calls for strikes to be extended across energy sector

Six of France’s seven oil refineries have shut their doors over the past three weeks

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Workers at France’s refineries and fuel depots vote to continue strikes

Striking French oil refinery employees voted Wednesday to maintain blockades now in their third week, despite a government order for some of them to return to work in a bid to get fuel supplies flowing.

France 24 · Oct 12, 2022

France orders fuel depot strikers back to work, union vows to challenge it

France on Wednesday ordered some staff at an Exxon Mobil fuel depot back to work and warned a TotalEnergies depot could be next, risking a wider conflict with trade unions as it battles to secure petrol supplies after weeks of strikes.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

French PM orders staff back to work to unblock fuel depots, but strikes continue

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has requisitioned staff at some petrol depots as the government battles to secure fuel supplies following weeks of strikes over a wage dispute. The move puts it on a collision course with the hardline CGT union.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 12, 2022

French government ready to 'intervene' to break fuel depot strike

The French government has called for the immediate lifting of fuel depot blockage and has threatened to intervenue to break the deadlock. This as workers from TotalEnergies and Esso-Exxon Mobil pursue their strike action for better salaries.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 11, 2022

French government set to end strike by ordering fuel workers back to work

France will order striking workers at Esso-ExxonMobil refineries and fuel depots back to their posts in order to end shortages causing headaches for millions of motorists, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday.

France 24 · Oct 11, 2022

France orders some fuel staff back to work to tackle refineries strike

The French government on Tuesday said it would requisition staff at some petrol depots as it battles to secure petrol supplies following weeks-long strikes, putting it on a collision course with the hardline CGT union as social tensions rise.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

No relief in sight for French motorists as strike is extended

As the strike by staff at the fuel distributors TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil continues, workers have voted to extend their industrial action into Tuesday. Autoroute filling stations which are run by TotalEnergies will close on Monday night.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2022