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PARIS, March 13 (Reuters) – Strikes blocking fuel supplies from French refineries were voted down in the Senate on Monday. the president Emmanuel Macron is unpopular pension It continued for the sixth day after the weekend vote to accept the reform plan.
Several hundred union members at TotalEnergies’ ( TTEF.PA ) Haulchin fuel depot in northern France the police before arriving and clearing the blockade, they stopped several trucks from entering and exiting, joining the picket and burning the tires.
A company spokesman said that TotalEnergies’ oil refineries and warehouses were blocked, and 41% of morning shift operators joined the strike.
ExxonMobil’s ( XOM.N ) subsidiary Esso’s Fos refinery in France was also blocked, a spokesman for the CGT union said.
A union spokesman said there was no strike at the Port Jerome site, but it could resume Wednesday.
Macron’s Senate on Saturday pension voted to adopt the reform plan, among other measures pension increased his age by two years to 64.
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An additional day of national holidays is scheduled for Wednesday, when a joint committee of lawmakers is expected to consider the reforms before a final vote on Thursday.
Reporting by Forrest Crellin and Pascal Rossignol, Editing by Louise Heavens, Kirsten Donovan
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2023-03-13 14:19:15
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