The management and unions of Enedis have reached an agreement on wages that must still be submitted to employees and formally signed by the trade unions, said Wednesday from the CGT.
The management proposed “4.6% increase for all, which is added to the 2.3% of the branch,” as well as individual measures and a bonus, said to AFP Julien Lambert, federal secretary of the FNME-CGT.
The CGT, the largest union in the electricity distribution network operator, demanded an increase of “at least 200 euros gross per month” for all employees to compensate for inflation, including the increase in the national basic salary provided for in the branch agreement and the increase within the company.
Contacted by AFP, the management of Enedis confirms that an agreement has “been proposed to the signature of trade unions until November 22. By comparison, in the same energy sector, GRDF management has proposed a 2.3% increase.
If the CGT refuses to sign the agreement, which is open for signature until November 18, the other three representative unions (CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC) could sign the agreement by a majority.
“When I see the agreement of Enedis, and when I see the agreement of GRDF, it puts even more in front of the less-discipline of GRDF in its negotiation”, observed Mr. Lambert, who points out a “risk of bitterness among the employees” of the “cousin” of Enedis in charge of gas distribution.
“Many agents ask us not to give up,” said Eric Gautier, CGT union coordinator for GRDF, according to which “many sites were blocked” Tuesday, by strikers of Enedis, but also GRDF.
The day mobilized 42% of strikers at Enedis, and about 20% at GRDF, according to the FNME-CGT.
“A few years ago, we all worked together, (…) so today, the GRDF agents will experience the decision of Enedis as an injustice for them,” said Gautier.
“It is not impossible, unfortunately, given the anger that is rising, that there are actions that are carried out in some parts of the territory that we will not control,” he concluded, referring to
“interventions on the network”, likely to disrupt the gas supply to customers.
GRDF employs nearly 11,500 people throughout France, while Enedis has about 38,000.
