It was cautioned by the Socialist government that the European football tournament starting in France on June 10 might face disruptions if they did not compromise. Demonstrators flooded the streets while workers followed the union's call to strike at various facilities like oil refineries, nuclear power plants, and railways. They also set up road blocks and caused disturbances at ports and distribution hubs. Prime Minister Manuel Valls stood firm on not withdrawing the law and vowed to dismantle refinery blockades, with only minor adjustments to the reforms being considered. The CFDT, another major trade union, supported his stance. The ongoing protests against the labor reform that aims to simplify hiring and firing practices were seen as a crucial moment to gauge the strength of the CGT-led opposition. Scores of marchers from the youth protest movement Nuit Debout joined the street marches, which were met with a police presence to prevent potential violence. Recent rallies have resulted in injuries to police and protesters, as well as numerous arrests. The leader of the CGT union, Philippe Martinez, suggested that the government could prevent further disruptions by pausing the implementation of the contested law. The leader of the FO union, Jean-Claude Mailly, called for the prime minister to reconsider the law as protesters took to the streets in Paris. Despite calls for changes, Prime Minister Valls remained firm in his stance, refusing to remove the controversial section of the law that sparked the protests. The national train company SNCF reported that around two-thirds of national, regional, and local train services were running, indicating that the strikes by railworkers were causing less disruption compared to the previous week when half of the trains were not operating. Following police actions to clear blockades at refineries and fuel distribution centers, Prime Minister Valls stated that 20-30 percent of gas stations were either out of fuel or low on certain types of fuel. Transport Minister Alain Vidalies remarked that the situation was improving, with fuel deliveries from depots to gas stations picking up. The number of gas stations experiencing shortages decreased from 140 on Wednesday to 83 on Thursday in the Loire-Atlantique region of western France. The French nuclear power capacity has been reduced by up to five gigawatts due to stoppages, which is approximately six percent of the total production capacity of the country. Despite experts in the power industry stating that the strike at the nuclear plant is unlikely to cause major blackouts because of legal restrictions on strike actions and power imports from other countries, the EDF power utility's operating costs are usually increased by such actions. In addition, with dockers on strike at the port of Marseille in the south, the number of ships waiting at sea to unload oil, gas, and chemicals has increased to 21 from the usual five, according to the port authority. A protest against pension reform in 2010 ended after police dispersed picketers at supply depots and rail workers faced disruptions that affected their paychecks. Oil company Total SA reported that almost all of its fuel distribution depots were operational, but two out of its five refineries in France were currently not in operation, with two more expected to shut down in the near future. The CGT union is facing a more isolated struggle this time around, as the head of the CFDT union, Laurent Berger, who supports the proposed labor reform, called for a more calm and rational approach to the current political and industrial tensions.