Electricity output dropped and petrol product deliveries from TotalEnergies' sites stopped as workers walked off their jobs in protest at planned pension reforms. The strike, which is a backlash against the Government's plans to make people work longer before retirement, also disrupted public transport and schools. Unions want to keep up pressure on the Government following protests earlier this month. The CGT has called for a new round of strikes at state-owned electricity utility EDF adding to a previous call for industrial action on those dates for the refining sector.
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