Energy strike: what are the "Robin Hood" actions?

Margaux Fodéré, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 2:36 p.m., January 27, 2023

Warm-up lap before the social mobilization of January 31.

Workers in the energy sector mobilized on Sunday in power stations, refineries, ports and docks against the pension reform, with "Robin Hood" actions carried out in parallel with the strike.

This is the name given to these actions by the CGT.

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Stay under the radar of suppliers

What do they consist of?

They take three forms.

First, these employees have made electricity or gas free for certain establishments such as nurseries or hospitals.

They have also lowered prices to reduce the bill for certain artisans such as bakers.

Finally, they restored access to electricity or gas for individuals who would have seen their contract suspended this winter.

These actions took place in large cities such as Nice, Lille or Paris.

On the other hand, it is difficult to know more about the establishments or the number of people concerned.

This is also the whole strategy of the unions.

The goal is not to give too much information to remain under the radar of energy suppliers who could force them to put the situation in order.

In any case, the actions carried out on Sunday will continue warns Fabrice Coudour, the federal secretary of the Federation of mines and energy of the CGT.

"This is the beginning of the Robin Hood interventions, energy and it will continue in the days to come. It will grow. The fight we are waging is a fight for the "general interest. It has two aspects: a public energy service with bills that are exploding and which are completely unjustified and then this battle against pension reform. We all have to fight together.

And if the unions talk about risky actions, they are very illegal, confirms the Ministry of Energy Transition to Europe 1.