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French truck driver strike on overtime pay cancelled

The planned strike by French road transport truck drivers has been cancelled, with unions dropping their calls to protest, after receiving written agreements between management and the government.

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Drivers had been due to go on strike after a call by the unions Conf茅d茅ration G茅n茅rale du Travail (CGT) and the Force Ouvri猫re (FO), after disagreements on overtime pay.

But the strike call , after the FO received written statements and agreement from management and the government.

In line with the unions鈥� demands, overtime hours will continue to be paid at 25% more than the usual hourly rate for drivers.

The strike call was lifted after receiving support from 60% of members of transport union the F茅d茅ration Transport du Syndicat.

The CGT also lifted its strike call. The union now considers the overtime pay of transport drivers to 鈥渂e secure鈥�, Fabrice Michaud, general secretary of CGT-Transports, speaking to the Agence France-Presse.

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