A new day of social mobilization is taking place at the end of the year. In the midst of the examination of the 2026 Finance Bill, the CGT, FSU, and Solidaires unions are calling for an interprofessional strike to put pressure on the government. The three trade unions, which denounce a socially unjust budget for workers and public services, are focusing their demands on social and fiscal justice, the withdrawal of job cuts, and a general increase in wages to compensate for the index point freeze. While the call is aimed at all employees in the public and private sectors, as well as retirees, young people, and job seekers, the notices filed mainly concern the civil service.
Good news for travelers: transport disruptions remain very limited. According to the Department of Transportation, SNCF services are running normally, despite slight adjustments on some lines. Specifically, TGV traffic is normal. There are some local disruptions on Intercités services. TER services are running almost normally, except for a few disruptions in Occitanie. Forecasts are available on SNCF Connect. Travelers can check the app regularly for real-time traffic updates.
In Île-de-France, traffic is normal on the RER and Transilien. Only a few disruptions have been reported on RER line C. At the RATP, although a strike notice covers the period from Monday, December 1, at 6 p.m. to Wednesday, December 3, at 7 a.m., the Paris transport authority has not reported any impact on traffic. Traffic is normal on the RATP network, confirms the Ministry of Transport. Metro, tram, and bus lines are therefore running normally. Users can nevertheless check real-time information on the Bonjour RATP app.
In the aviation sector, two minority unions representingAir France pilots are launching protests on December 2 and 3 to denounce job cuts within the company. The Ministry of Transport has counted three declared strikers, who are not expected to have any impact on the flight schedule. Passengers with flights scheduled on those days can still check the status of their reservations on the Air France website. In road transport, the movement is not widely supported by agents of the Interdepartmental Road Directorates and has no impact on users, according to the ministry.
The national education system is one of the sectors involved in the protests. Teachers are absent from both primary and secondary schools. Some schools are providing a minimum service, while others remain completely closed, depending on the decisions taken by local authorities. The unions are particularly critical of the elimination of more than 4,000 jobs insecondary schools and staff reductions in primary schools. The SNUipp-FSU union is calling for a strike in primary schools, as is the SNES-FSU union for middle and high schools. Parents had to contact their school's administration on Friday, November 28, to find out how the day would be organized. School cafeterias, morning and evening childcare, and extracurricular activities are disrupted or suspended in some schools. In municipal daycare centers, local authorities have anticipated reduced operations or even partial closures due to a lack of sufficient staff.
Public administrations and services are affected by the mobilization on Tuesday, December 2. The strike notice covers state and local civil servants, leading to slowdowns in administrative services, the temporary closure of certain offices, and the postponement of appointments, particularly for identity documents and social security procedures. Prefectures, public finance services, France Travail agencies, and town halls are operatingat a reduced pace. Users who need to carry out administrative procedures should check that services are open before traveling and should use online services where possible. In some healthcare establishments, unions are talking about implementing a minimum service, with a limited number of non-striking staff on duty.Higher education and research are also joining the movement, with university classes being canceled.
Tuesday is marked by demonstrations and rallies in several major French cities, including Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Châteaubriant, Lens, Douai, Dijon, Le Havre, and Rouen. In Paris, the CGT union has announced the route for the Paris demonstration. The march will set off at 2 p.m. from Place de la Bourse in the 2nd arrondissement. It will then head towards the Grands Boulevards, arriving at Place de la République in the late afternoon. A second rally will set off at 4 p.m. from Place de l'Opéra. Due to this demonstration in Paris, traffic restrictions have been put in place by the Prefecture of Police. These marches will cause detours, temporary road closures, and significant traffic delays in the city center. The unions are encouraging companies and public services to hold general assemblies to collectively decide on local actions.
The unions have numerous demands. They are calling for an end to the pay freeze in the civil service and a general increase in salaries, the withdrawal of job cuts, the abandonment of the doubling of medical deductibles, and the repeal of the pension reform. This mobilization aims to influence the parliamentary debate, which will continue until mid-December, in order to obtain a budget that is more favorable to workers and public services. In particular, the government is proposing to freeze pensions and social minima, a measure that would bring in billions of euros but remains highly controversial.
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