We knew the time would come. This Monday morning, unions opposed to pension reform announced that they had blocked the Vern-sur-Seiche fuel depot, near Rennes. Operated by Total, the site is directly linked to the Donges refinery (Loire-Atlantique) and supplies a large part of Brittany with fuel. “Sixty people are there. No truck enters and leaves, ”assures the head of the department of the Force Ouvrière union Fabrice Le Restif.
The consequences are already visible in the stations, some of which have been very busy this weekend. At the nearby Leclerc station, there was no more diesel or unleaded 95. A rationing of 30 euros per tank was already in force.
Opponents of pension reform have announced a black Monday with a “dead city” operation. In Rennes, many roadblocks were erected by demonstrators. The southern ring road was blocked near the Porte d’Angers where fires were lit. The police intervened to put out the trash fires. Protesters marched on the ring road amid stopped traffic. As announced, traffic conditions are very complicated around the Breton capital.