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Banque de France deposits on strike, risk of shortage of banknotes at ATMs

The CGT Banque de France announces the filing of a strike notice in the centers of Ile de France and Hauts de France which manage the supply of bank distributors.

Posted on 10 Jan 20 at 19:20

Two fiduciary centers set up in Seine-Saint-Denis and in the North are affected by the strike notice. They concern 1/4 of the banknotes distributed in ATMs (©Illustration – Adobe Stock)

At the call of CGT union of the Banque de France, a ” renewable and blocking strike “Should touch from Monday January 12, 2020 two fiduciary centers of the bank in Ile-de-France and in the Hauts de France.

The two centers manage 1/4 of the banknotes put into circulation in France

The role of these fiduciary centers is to supply bank ATMs with notes. However, the centers from La Courneuve (Seine-Saint-Denis) and of Sainghin-en-Mélantois (North) manage more than a quarter of tickets deposited in ATMs in France. The risk of shortage is therefore real.

A threat to the economy

After the blocking of refineries which will continue until January 16, announces the union, with the consequence of the fear of shortages in service stations, another major element of the economy is threatened. A serious threat to the economy.

In the press release published this Friday, January 10, the CGT union of the Banque de France explains that he is joining the protest movement against pension reform. The union also indicates that it is considering extending the movement elsewhere in France.

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