The employees decided to "continue the movement until Friday, March 24. Since March 7, not a drop of fuel has left the Donges refinery," said Fabien Privé Saint-Lanne, CGT union delegate, at the end of a general assembly that brought together several dozen employees.

The representative of the inter-union CGT-CFDT-FO called on President Macron to withdraw "this villainous law after the denial of democracy that constituted the use of 49-3", ensuring that "the employees of this country as a whole have no choice but to fight and fight, otherwise tomorrow, it will be working time, paid holidays and the right to strike that, Undoubtedly, will be called into question."

"I think 49.3 has reinvigorated the troops a little bit. Unfortunately, this use also crystallizes anger, tensions, "analyzed Adrien Vaugrenard, CFDT union delegate, at the end of the general assembly.

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