Overview

• Disruptions to rail, metro and air travel are likely, with CGT Cheminots and SUD‑Rail calling strikes at SNCF, a drivers’ group at the RATP urging “action,” and SUD‑Aérien and CGT Air France planning airport mobilizations at Roissy.
• Hospitals, schools and local services face walkouts under existing pre‑notices, and activist collectives signal road blockages around Paris and in the regions as the Interior Ministry orders prefects to respond with “firmness.”
• The labor front is split, with the CGT and Solidaires backing Sept. 10 as a stepping stone while FO and the CFDT orient toward a joint intersyndicale day on Sept. 18.
• A “pay‑in‑cash” push gains visibility online, and some restaurateurs advertise lawful cash discounts when announced in advance under article L112‑12 of the monetary and financial code.
• Banking commission losses from a card‑payment boycott are expected to be modest, with press analyses pointing to impacts in the low tens of millions of euros rather than the multi‑billion totals claimed in viral posts.