Workers at energy companies including EDF carried out stoppages after several trade unions called for protests against looming restructurings that could affect jobs. The CGT union, alongside CFE-CGC, FCE- CFDT and Forces Ouvrieres (FO), had urged staff at EDF to strike for at least an hour, even those working remotely. According to CGT, about 40% of EDF staff had taken part in the industrial action halfway through the day.
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