end of the strike, the monument must reopen on Sunday

It remained closed for five days due to a strike. The Eiffel Tower will reopen on Sunday February 25, after an agreement between the unions and the operating company of the Parisian monument. “The management of the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (Sete) and the trade union organizations have reached an agreement to end the strike providing that the parties will regularly monitor the economic model, the evolution of investments of work and revenue of the company through a body which will meet every 6 months”specifies Sete, Saturday, in a press release sent to AFP.

The reopening will not be effective until Sunday morning “in order to give the technical team time to ensure the elevators are properly restarted for safe reception”, underlined the two trade union organizations CGT and FO in a joint press release. The five days of strike represented approximately 100,000 lost entries. “We will remain mobilized to defend the monument until a viable model is obtained,” warned the CGT and FO.

An agreement reached on the maintenance of the monument

Management and unions also agreed on “an ambitious investment of 380 million euros until 2031, particularly for the work and maintenance of the Tower’s heritage”, according to the management press release. The agreement further provides “the continuation of the 20th painting campaign and the start of the next one”a key point in the delicate question of maintaining the monument, inaugurated 135 years ago.

“La Sete would like to renew its apologies to all visitors who have found its doors closed since February 19 and is delighted to be able to welcome the public again”continues the management, assuring that visitors who were unable to visit the emblematic monument would be “automatically and fully reimbursed as soon as possible”.