Energy Sector Unions Call for Nationwide Strike on December 5 Over Wage Disputes

The strike, involving all major unions, highlights stalled salary negotiations in the electric and gas industries, with demands for higher pay increases.

An intersyndicale, representing unions CGT, CFE-CGC, CFDT, and FO, has called for a strike across the electric and gas industries on December 5 due to unresolved wage negotiations.
Unions are demanding a 2.3% increase in individual salary measures, but initial offers from employers, including EDF, have fallen short, with a proposed 1.5%.
The strike will affect companies like EDF, Enedis, and GRDF, with no exemptions across the sector, according to union representatives.
The action coincides with a planned public sector strike on the same day, both addressing similar concerns over purchasing power and wage stagnation.
Union leaders have indicated the strike may escalate if employer responses remain unsatisfactory, with further decisions to be made after December 5.