The route for the November 17 demonstration in Paris is beginning to take shape. For this new day of strike action over wages, the Île-de-France regional inter-union group notified the police prefecture of a march between Place des Invalides (7th arrondissement) and Place d'Italie (13th arrondissement), on the Left Bank. One major question remains: as of this Sunday, November 15, two days before the march, the prefecture had still not said whether it would approve the route.
Here, we’re focusing on the march route. For details on the demands, the unions taking part and the public services affected, see our article on the November 17 strike and demonstration in Paris.
The route was filed with the prefecture by a broad inter-union coalition: CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT, FSU, FO, Solidaires and UNSA, joined by student organizations Union étudiante, Unef and Fage. The march would set off from Place des Invalides, at the foot of the Hôtel des Invalides, and head to Place d'Italie, according to the regional inter-union coalition's statement.
As of this Sunday, November 15, neither the route nor the departure time has yet been made public. We will update this article as soon as they are known.
Nothing is set in stone yet. Since the looting that followed the October 17 demonstration, the Paris Police Prefecture has taken a very cautious approach to major marches in Paris. On November 5, it rejected the Bastille–Concorde route requested by the unions and imposed a march between République and Nation, a decision later upheld by the courts, as we reported in our article on the route imposed by the prefecture.
The choice of the Left Bank is no coincidence. On Tuesday, November 10, the prefecture approved the education and student march between the Panthéon and Place d'Italie, while rejecting the march planned between the Bastille and the Pitié-Salpêtrière, as we explained in our article on the route approved for November 10. The route submitted for November 17 follows the same logic, ending in the same place.
No closures have been confirmed so far. On previous days of action, the police prefecture had asked the RATP to close numerous stations along the march route, sometimes giving notice only the day before. The inter-union group denounces this practice in its statement, saying that these closures and the late publication of official orders prevent residents of the suburbs and working-class neighborhoods from joining the marches.
If the Invalides–Italie route is approved, the stations along the route are the first ones to watch, as are those at the starting and finishing points. If you still need to get around, our article on how to get around when the metro is closed may help. For real-time service updates, check the RATP website.
In terms of transport, no strike notice specifically for November 17 has been announced at the RATP so far. At the SNCF, however, the CGT-Cheminots, SUD-Rail and CFDT-Cheminots unions are jointly calling a strike this Tuesday, according to their joint call. SNCF-operated trains, RER services and Transilien trains may therefore be disrupted. Traffic forecasts are expected this Monday, November 16, and will be covered in our article on the SNCF and RATP strike on November 17.
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