1,500 homes still without gas in Ile-de-France – RT in French

Some 1,500 households remain without gas in Paris and its region on November 27 according to GRDF, following a social movement for wages initiated by the CGT.

1,500 households “for which the delays for restoring gas to service exceed 5 days”, and who are waiting for a connection, for example after a breakdown or after moving into a new home, are still deprived of gas, reported this 27 November the gas distributor GRDF. These people, depending on the gas applications concerning them, do not have heating and/or hot water.

Agents of the group are on strike at the call of the first trade union of the company, the CGT, which rejects an agreement on wages signed in mid-November by the three other representative organizations (CFDT, CFE-Energie, FO) . Non-striking teams were dispatched “as reinforcements” on November 26, indicates GRDF.

For “sensitive cases” linked to the presence of fragile people (babies, elderly people or others), the company adds that it is “in connection with the borough town halls and the Energy Ombudsman to be able to identify them within 48 hours. “. The CGT’s strike notice runs at this stage until December 2, according to the CGT, which wishes to renegotiate with management.