In his order, consulted by AFP, the administrative judge considered that the order of the prefect of Seine-Maritime "does not appear manifestly infringing the right to strike recognized and protected by the convention of the International Labour Organization".
According to the administrative justice, the state of the kerosene reserves of the Paris airport of Roissy allowed a "reasonable operation" only for three days. The airport would then not have been able to "maintain air traffic that prevents disruptions of public order related to the massive presence of passengers deprived of flights" and risked "causing uncertainties likely to impact air safety".
According to the text, the requisition of three or four employees, depending on the shift, over a limited period, "does not tend to set up a normal service but aims to ensure, by a limited but sufficient number of agents and a reduced list of precisely defined essential tasks, a minimum pumping and shipping service".
On Saturday, the lawyers of the CGT had argued that no service essential to the safety of people and property was affected by the difficulties of supply.
"The reality is that the motives of the decree are lunar," responded Sunday the lawyer of the CGT of TotalEnergies Elsa Marcel. "What is at stake is political. The decision comes at a time of intense mobilization against a state that stands by its position. We didn't see a judge making another decision in this context," she told AFP.
"The requisitions are radicalizing the workers. They are angry," she added, adding that the CGT was considering an appeal to the Council of State on Sunday afternoon.
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