France Struggles to Ease Gasoline Shortages as Strikes Go On
- A third of French gas stations have supply shortfalls
- Government orders four Exxon depot employees to resume work
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French motorists faced long lines at ever more service stations across the country, as a government threat to break blockades at some of the biggest fuel depots did little to end weeks-long refinery strikes over pay.
In the latest effort to end the deadlock, French energy giant TotalEnergies SE agreed to meet with labor unions on Wednesday, including the CGT, relenting on a previous stance that the union halt its walkout that’s affecting many of the country’s refineries.