Protests planned over Gaz de France privatisation

France

Unions in Gaz de France are planning two days of protest against the proposed merger with the French utility company Suez. Unions are angry that the government has approved the effective privatisation of GdF in response to a hostile takeover bid for the company from the Italian utility ENEL. The CGT energy federation FNME has planned a day of protest on 10 June and then will be joined by the FO and CFE-CGC union federations for a joint day of action on 20 June.
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