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French unions unanimously sign wage agreement with EDF, company says

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on October 28, 2022

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· Last updated: February 3, 2026

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The Electricite de France (EDF) logo represents the company’s recent wage agreement with unions, resolving strikes that affected French nuclear plants. This agreement aims to stabilize operations and enhance employee relations.
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s EDF has formally signed a wage agreement for its workers in the country with all unions present at the company, it said on Thursday. “A wage agreement was signed unanimously”, a spokeswoman told Reuters. The wage deal, which was reached earlier this month, ended strike action at some French nuclear plants […]

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s EDF has formally signed a wage agreement for its workers in the country with all unions present at the company, it said on Thursday.

“A wage agreement was signed unanimously”, a spokeswoman told Reuters.

The wage deal, which was reached earlier this month, ended strike action at some French nuclear plants which reduced power output and delayed maintenance work.

(Reporting by Benjamin Mallet, writing by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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