The union left the negotiating table with the corporation, which may be close to an agreement with other unions, in particular the French Democratic Confederation of Labor and the French Confederation of Management-General Confederation of Executives.

TotalEnergies proposed a salary increase of seven percent and a bonus to those unions not covered by the strike affecting five facilities and generating fuel shortages in the country, to the point where three out of 10 service stations had supply problems and many continued closed on Thursday.

The CGT is demanding a 10-percent salary increase in a context of galloping inflation, caused by a six percent year-on-year rise in recent months, and huge profits gained by the oil company, which recognized benefits of 10 billion euros in the first half of the year.

As for the other company on strike, the French subsidiary of the American Esso-ExxonMobil, the situation seems to lean towards a return to normality, but not without controversy, after the government ordered the requisition of workers on Tuesday, which requires that employees return to their jobs to avoid criminal penalties.

The requisitions were ordered by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and fueled the crisis, and the CGT is calling for a widespread strike on October 18th, which has been joined by railway, transport and teaching guilds.

The Government is calling on the parties to resolve the conflict, with the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, calling TotalEnergies to raise wages, but also accusing strikers of blocking the country.

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