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CGT Calls Nationwide Strike and Protests for December 2 Over 2026 Budget

The move targets decisive Assembly votes on the budget, including the retirement age threshold.

Overview

  • Sophie Binet announced the call on BFMTV, urging workers to strike and march on 2 December to put the budget debate under pressure.
  • Solidaires and the FSU will join the mobilisation, while the CFDT will not participate.
  • The union denounces planned hikes to medical co-payments, reductions to family allowances, and job cuts in schools and hospitals.
  • CGT is pressing deputies to revise a pension-reform suspension to remove the 64-year threshold and cap retirement at 62 years and 9 months.
  • The government submitted an amendment to broaden the proposed suspension for some long-career workers as deputies consider the measure.