CGT union rejects TotalEnergies' offer to start wage talks only if strikes end

Workers on strike gather in front of the TotalEnergies oil refinery in Gonfreville-l'Orcher
A flag of French CGT labour union flutters as workers on strike gather in front of the TotalEnergies oil refinery in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The offer made by TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) to engage in wage talks this month only if the strikes staged by the CGT union at some of its production sites come to an end, is a form of "blackmail", the union said on Monday.

The workers currently on strike must "retain the possibility to continue or not their strike movement", the union said in a statement.

Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta

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