Overview

• The FNME-CGT opened a reconductible 24-hour strike on 2 September for electricity and gas workers nationwide.
• The union counted more than 250 picket lines and reported around 40 site blockades, including at the Enedis agency in La Courneuve.
• EDF reported a provisional 7.64% participation at mid-day, while Penly’s nuclear plant cited 90% of on-shift staff on strike under soft entry filtering.
• Demands include scrapping the latest pension reform, cutting VAT on gas and electricity to 5.5%, aligning the first pay-grid step with the minimum wage, and raising on-call indemnities.
• Operational steps include signaled nuclear output reductions and reduced available hydropower, and leaders plan to reassess on 4 September with potential alignment to 10 September citizen actions.