Overview

• The intersyndicale set Thursday, Oct. 2 for a new day of strikes and demonstrations after deeming last week’s talks at Matignon a missed opportunity.
• Significant transport disruption is expected, with four SNCF unions calling a strike and major RATP unions in Île-de-France indicating participation.
• Education unions FSU-SNUipp and SNES-FSU have urged teachers to walk out, while CFDT santé-sociaux filed a formal strike notice for health and social-care staff.
• CGT FAPT called a 24-hour strike across La Poste and telecoms, pharmacists are not expected to join after a government pause on a contested generics measure, and air traffic controllers plan separate stoppages on Oct. 7–9.
• Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ruled out revisiting the pension reform, turnout remains uncertain after disputed Sept. 18 counts, and businesses in major cities are preparing as marches are scheduled nationwide, including Paris’s Place d’Italie at 2 p.m.