Further protest at GDF merger/privatisation planned

France

The CGT union federation is continuing its campaign against the privatisation of the GDF gas company through merger with the Suez private utility. The union claims that half of GDF employees joined the strikes and demonstrations that took place on 3 October and the next mobilisation is for regional demonstrations on 14 October. The FO federation is also opposed to the merger and following a National Assembly vote in favour of the privatisation, FO is targeting members of the upper house, the Senate, to reject the proposal.
Read more at > CGT (FR)
And at > CGT-FNME (FR)
And at > FO-FNEM (FR)

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