Paris’s public transport users should brace for major disruptions in the days ahead. Following the strike notice filed by the CGT-RATP, it’s a real possibility. In a statement posted on social media this Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the union laments the lack of response from management to the rising purchasing power of its staff.
« Following the social alarm filed on September 14 and the acknowledgment of the disagreement on September 21 regarding the erosion of the agents' purchasing power, we are compelled to file a strike notice », one reads in this press release signed by its central union representative, Nuno Martins.
The union notes the erosion of its members’ purchasing power and says the measures touted by management are insufficient, mostly "piecemeal and targeted". They do not « constitute a durable response to the loss of purchasing power suffered by all employees », according to CGT-RATP.
Meanwhile, the management says to leave the matter for the upcoming annual mandatory wage talks (NAO); a response the CGT-RATP calls unreasonable. “Employees shouldn’t have to wait until 2027 to pay their bills, do their shopping or get to work,” writes the union, which has filed a strike notice "covering all EPIC RATP staff as of 28 September 2026 at 7:00 p.m., for an unlimited duration".
So, what should we expect at the end of September from Paris’ public transport? Will the call for an unlimited strike be followed? For now, it’s too early to say. More details are expected in the coming days. Stay tuned for the traffic forecasts.
We note that the RATP is the operator of all metro and bus lines in Paris, but also runs the tramway lines T1/T2/T3a/b/T5/T6/T7/T8. It also operates part of the RER A, specifically the central trunk and the branches to Boissy-Saint-Léger, Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy and Saint-Germain-en-Laye. On the RER B, the RATP operates the line south of Gare du Nord, down to Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse.
