French power unions threaten strike amid cold spell
Tuesday, 9 January 2024 French power sector unions are planning a strike over pay from Jan. 14, a representative of energy and mining union FNME-CGT told Reuters on Tuesday. Staff meetings will take place over the next several days to determine the details of the planned strike, the representative said, after negotiations over pay between unions and power company EDF failed to reach an agreement Monday. EDF was not immediately available for comment. "It is time to organise a strike to win a salary increase," Sophie Binet, general secretary of the hard-line CGT union, said on FranceInfo.
Germany's Longest Train Strike , Brings the Country to a Halt.
'The Guardian' reports that much of
Germany came to a halt on January 23,
as train operators began a planned six-day strike.
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