France braces for more fuel shortages as union votes to extend strikes TotalEnergies workers extend stoppages in row over pay, with transport workers joining movement The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Schools, transport disrupted as French workers strike for higher wages Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Tuesday and commuters faced delays as unions staged a nationwide strike for higher salaries, as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. France 24 · Oct 18, 2022
France Prepares for Major Disruptions as Unions Call Transport Strike France was preparing for a day of major disruptions on Tuesday after unions called a nationwide transport strike as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. The move comes after workers at several refineries and depots operated by energy giant… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022
Scuffles break out as French strike to call for higher wages Dozens of black-clad protesters clashed with police and broke shop windows on Tuesday on the margins of a demonstration when several thousand people took to the streets of Paris to call for wage hikes as high inflation eats away their purchasing power. Reuters · Oct 18, 2022
France braces for disruption as railways to join strike Tuesday France is bracing for more work and travel disruption Tuesday as the CGT and other labor unions ask workers across industries to join a walkout by some refinery employees to demand higher wages as inflation dents purchasing power. Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022
France faces widespread disruption as unions call strikes amidst ongoing petrol shortages France faced nationwide transport strikes and general disruption on Tuesday as the government and unions continued to row over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. Teachers, students, workers from healthcare services and industry turned out for street demonstrations calling for pay rises to cope with the cost… Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2022
Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
France's CGT union votes to continue strike at TotalEnergies refineries France's militant CGT union at the centre of a weeks-long strike at French oil giant TotalEnergies has voted to continue industrial action. Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2022
CGT union votes to continue strike at TotalEnergies' French refineries The CGT union at the centre of a weeks-long strike at French oil major TotalEnergies voted on Saturday to continue the walkout, CGT union representative Fabien Cros said. Reuters · Oct 15, 2022
French strike fever spreads as Macron's opponents push for confrontation French railway workers and civil servants will next week join oil refinery staff with work stoppages, raising fears that anger over the rising cost of living could lead to a winter of discontent. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022
War in Ukraine: NGOs file complaint against TotalEnergies A French and a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint for alleged “complicity in war crimes” against TotalEnergies The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
France’s TotalEnergies accused of fuelling Russian bombers in Ukraine Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French power giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022
Strikes continue in French refineries, disrupt fuel supplies Continuing strikes at TotalEnergies group refineries in France are seriously disrupting fuel supplies as the left-wing CGT union rejected a deal over a pay increase The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Staff at French oil giant TotalEnergies continue strike after wage talks fail France's CGT union, at the core of a three week strike at TotalEnergies, walked out of wage talks on Thursday night, scuppering hopes for an end to a standoff that has disrupted everyday life as a third of petrol stations run dry. Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022
France 24 · Oct 14, 2022 France’s TotalEnergies faces legal case for allegedly fuelling Russian bombers Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, according to French media reports.
France 24 · Oct 14, 2022 Two French unions sign agreement with TotalEnergies, but CGT continues strike TotalEnergies on Friday said the company had signed a salary agreement with two French unions. With the hardline CGT union walking out of negotiations, however, France continued to face fuel shortages ahead of a general public sector strike next week.
Reuters · Oct 14, 2022 CGT union shuns TotalEnergies talks as French petrol crisis drags on The CGT union at the core of a weeks-long strike at oil major TotalEnergies slammed the door to talks on Friday, leaving more moderate unions to reach a wage deal as industrial action continues to leave French petrol stations short of fuel.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 French ministers urge oil giant to raise wages as strikes continue One in three petrol stations struggling for fuel as striking workers call for share of oil companies’ high profits
Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · 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
France 24 · Oct 13, 2022 French strikes spread as government orders fuel depot staff back to work French railway workers and civil servants voted on Thursday to join striking oil refinery staff with a walkout next week after the French government resorted to emergency powers to compel some fuel depot workers to return to their jobs in a bid to ease petrol shortages.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022 French union threatens legal action over requisitioned oil depot strikers A legal battle over the right to strike is looming in France after a top union boss said he would go to the courts to stop the government from forcing oil refinery employees back to work.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 France orders striking oil workers back-to-work as fuel shortages grow Union threatens legal challenge after state steps in to end fuel shortages
StockNews.com · Oct 12, 2022 Is TotalEnergies Still an Attractive Stock Pick in Q4? France-based energy company TotalEnergies (TTE) recently reported a new investment deal with Qatar, which might prove strategically beneficial for the company. However, given the modest decline in its stock price over the past month, is this energy giant still a buy in the fourth quarter? Read on to find out….
Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022 France orders striking fuel refinery employees back to work Energy ministry says it has requisitioned staff at a depot in Normandy as showdown with CGT union escalates.