The national education strike and student demonstration are back this Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Teachers, high school students, university students and researchers have been called on to stop work and take to the streets in Paris and across the Île-de-France region. Schools, middle schools, high schools and universities in the capital, as well as in the Créteil and Versailles school districts, may be affected. In Paris, the police prefecture has authorized a single march, from the Panthéon (5th arrondissement) to Place d'Italie (13th arrondissement), setting off at 2 p.m.
The call was taken up this Saturday, November 7, by the Snes-FSU, the leading union for middle and high schools. It comes five days after the November 5 strike and the day after a busy day at Matignon.
Fifteen organizations have signed the joint statement, according to Dijon Actualités, which details its contents. On the youth side, the signatories include the Union syndicale lycéenne (USL), Union étudiante, UNEF, FAGE, FSE and Solidaires étudiant-e-s. On the staff side, FSU, FERC-CGT, FO, SUD éducation and Sup'Recherche-UNSA are among the signatories.
In concrete terms, those called on to walk out on Tuesday include teachers from preschool through university, as well as student support staff, AESH (support staff for students with disabilities), university employees and researchers. High school and university students, meanwhile, are invited to join the marches and, in some cases, block access to their schools.
The tone is combative. According to the inter-union coalition, quoted by L'Express, the movement is “in a position of strength” and the government is “starting to back down.” CGT Éduc'action is even urging staff to hold general assemblies from this Monday to discuss an ongoing, renewable strike.
The timing explains everything. This Monday, November 9, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is bringing together unions and employers at 9:30 a.m. for a social conference on wages and purchasing power. He will then meet representatives of high school and university students from 3:30 to 5 p.m., according to franceinfo.
Tuesday is therefore a full-scale test. If Monday’s announcements disappoint, people must make their voices heard in the streets the very next day. The unions are particularly concerned that the public sector will be left out of pay talks. They are meeting on Tuesday evening to take stock and decide what to do next, in coordination with the cross-industry union coalition.
The momentum from November 5 is a factor. That day, the Snes-FSU said 52% of staff at middle and high schools were on strike, with nearly 1,000 high schools blocked or closed, according to Entrevue. Authorities counted nearly 600,000 demonstrators across France, while the CGT put the figure at 1.6 million.
It all started in mid-September at a high school in Créteil (94), where teachers and students denounced vacant positions and classes that were not being held. Since then, the demands have broadened. For schools, the signatories are calling for the public-sector pay index to be unfrozen and for more teachers, senior education advisers, support staff for students with disabilities, nurses and psychologists to be hired, as well as a building renovation plan.
For universities, they are calling for funding for 150,000 places they say are lacking, the creation of 15,000 permanent positions, and an end to the barriers they attribute to Parcoursup and Mon Master. The research sector is calling for the planned job cuts in the 2027 budget to be scrapped.
The government has already taken action. At the end of October, it promised a two-phase reform of Parcoursup, a €5 billion plan for high schools and universities, and smaller classes, as we reported in our article on student protests. The organizations say this is not enough, and are particularly disappointed by the lack of concrete measures for universities.
Three demonstrations had been declared in Paris for this Tuesday, but the police prefecture is allowing only one to go ahead. The November 10 demonstration in Paris will set off from Place du Panthéon at 2 p.m. (gathering from 12:30 p.m.) and proceed to Place d'Italie via Boulevard Saint-Michel, Boulevard de Port-Royal and Avenue des Gobelins, according to the order published on Monday evening. Declared by FSU Île-de-France, which wanted to continue as far as Boulevard Raspail, the route is now being promoted to students by Interfac Île-de-France.
The other two marches, notified by Interfac Île-de-France and the Regional Student Coordination, between Place de la Bastille and Pitié-Salpêtrière, have been banned (orders 2026-01578 and 2026-01579). The police prefecture is instead authorizing only a stationary gathering from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 83 boulevard de l'Hôpital (13th arrondissement), near Saint-Marcel metro station. “This is unacceptable,” says Kéo, a member of the Regional Student Coordination, which is not, for now, calling on people to join the march from the Panthéon.
This Tuesday is first and foremost a day for high school and university students: the interprofessional inter-union coalition is not calling for demonstrations, unlike on November 5 and 7. The Snes-FSU, however, is urging teachers to join the marches, Interfac is calling on workers to join the march, and Yellow Vests are expected to be there. The national high school and student coordinating committees, which met this weekend, say young people “will not give up” until Parcoursup is scrapped and €20 billion is put on the table.
To follow changes to the route and the metro stations to watch out for, see our dedicated article on the route of the November 10 demonstration in Paris, updated continuously.
November 10 demonstration in Paris: the authorized route
High school and university students are demonstrating in Paris this Tuesday, November 10, 2026, following marches on November 3, 5 and 7. Two routes have been announced, starting from two different squares, but the Paris police prefecture has authorized only one. [Read more]
In preschools and elementary schools, teachers must declare their intention to strike at least 48 hours in advance. What happens next depends on the number of striking teachers at each school:
The simplest thing is to ask the school this Monday whether it will be open, and to check our update on schools, canteens and nurseries open or closed in Paris.
At middle and high schools, there is no guarantee that students will be welcomed: there is no minimum service, classes may be canceled, and further blockades cannot be ruled out outside some schools. At universities, lecture halls may also remain empty. Unions have also filed strike notices covering the coming weeks, leaving the door open to further days of action.
No strike has been called at the RATP or SNCF for this Tuesday. However, metro stations along the march route may be closed at the prefecture’s request, as they are during every major autumn demonstration. Along the approved route, the stations to watch from early afternoon onward are Luxembourg and Port-Royal (RER B), Les Gobelins (line 7) and Place d'Italie (lines 5, 6 and 7), as well as Saint-Marcel (line 5), near the gathering outside Pitié-Salpêtrière. Our metro, RER and train traffic update is updated daily, as are the websites of the RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités. This week’s works can be found in our metro and RER disruptions this week.
A metro station closed, an RER train no longer stopping, or a bus rerouted because of a demonstration in Paris? Whether you’re a tourist or a local, there are several ways to keep your journey going. Apps, alternative routes, getting around on foot or by bike: here are some useful tips for navigating the capital despite disruptions. [Read more]
And if you’d rather keep your distance from the marches, our ideas for things to do this Tuesday, November 10 and our guide to public transport in the Île-de-France region will help you plan your day.
November 10 demonstration in Paris: the authorized route
Metro closed in Paris: How to get around despite the demonstrations?
