Courtesy of Mish.
France is running out of gasoline thanks to massive strikes at all the refineries.
The strike spread to air traffic control and many flights have been cancelled. Hundreds of thousands of people are stranded.
The strike is now about to spread to nuclear power plants.
I offer this quote of the day: “One cannot just turn off a nuclear plant, it is not like a thermal or hydro plant.”
The BBC reports French Labour Dispute: Strike Hits All Eight Oil Refineries.
An estimated 20% of petrol stations have either run dry or are low on supplies.
Clashes broke out at one refinery early on Tuesday when police broke up a blockade at Fos-sur-Mer in Marseille.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls insisted the labour laws would stand, and that further blockades would be broken up.
“That’s enough. It’s unbearable to see this sort of thing,” he told French radio. “The CGT will come up against an extremely firm response from the government. We’ll carry on clearing sites blocked by this organisation.”
20% Fuel Shortage in Question
Law be Decree
