![]() ![]() Teachers both at primary and secondary level are being called by their unions to strike but exact announcements have yet to be made. This is also the same for Parisian public transport services run through the RATP, and other public transport operators in French cities, which are also expected to strike. Early indications are that disruptions will be numerous. Travellers coming for the Rugby World Cup quarter final matches on Saturday (Wales vs Argentina and Ireland vs New Zealand) could therefore see their travel plans disrupted.įrance’s rail operator the SNCF is likely to see strikes on both TGV and local TER services, but the announcement on which routes is not likely to be made until Wednesday October 11. The authority also confirmed 20% of flights from Marseille, and 15% from Beauvais (Paris’ third airport) will be cancelled, and that more airports could be affected. Whilst we do not know the exact disruption in all sectors yet we know that transport, healthcare, and education will be strongly impacted.Īround 40% of flights from Paris-Orly airport will be cancelled, France’s civil aviation authority ( Direction générale de l'aviation civile) announced. Read more: Most strikes in France are on a Tuesday or a Thursday. The fact that the unions are again combining forces to make a single day of action as disruptive as possible is a potential sign that this new tactic will become the norm in France.įor the second time this year major strike action is not taking place on the traditional days of a Tuesday or Thursday – another sign that the unions may be shaking up long-established traditions. The extended period of inter-union action during the pension reform strikes, which brought together all eight of France’s major unions as well as some smaller groups, was also unusual in how long the groups coordinated their actions. The movement will be the first major nationwide strike action in the country in four months, since the final day of protest against the pension reform bill.Īs with the pension protests it is an inter-union call for action – something that up until this year has been rare in France. “That's why I am calling on all employees to strike, to demonstrate… to win these pay rises, to win gender equality,” she added. ![]() ![]() “I think the French are very angry… that their wages are totally insufficient to live on,” said head of the CGT and key inter-union spokesperson Sophie Binet. In the last few days union leaders reaffirmed the position and strike motions have been filed in several sectors. À retrouver en version texte ici ⤵️ /UkISFC0Ait- La CGT August 28, 2023 ![]() Le 13 octobre, en France et en Europe, mobilisons-nous contre l'austérité, pour les salaires et l'égalité femmes-hommes ! ➡️ Communiqué intersyndical. Unions in France confirmed plans for a general strike on this date in August, but information has been scarce since.įrance’s second-largest union the confédération générale du travail (CGT) posted an announcement of the strike in collaboration with the other major unions on their social media accounts in August. This means for some sectors, such as the train network, more information will only be made available on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. Unions must announce their intentions to strike and detail the areas which will be affected up to 24 hours before any action. Whilst some sectors – such as Air Traffic Controllers – have already filed strike motions, for others the details are yet to be revealed. ![]()
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