Overview

• Roughly 250 demonstrations are planned, with 20,000 to 40,000 expected in Paris and about 5,000 police deployed there as part of a 75,000-strong national security presence.
• Transport disruption is limited with TGV and most RATP services running normally, some TER/RER/Intercités delays likely, and only 75 air-traffic staff declared on strike.
• Primary-school participation is forecast around 10% by the FSU-Snuipp, below the 18 September levels, with some student blockades expected at several universities.
• Unions demand rollback of key austerity measures, while Lecornu’s letter rejected the ISF and a Zucman-style tax and offered narrow steps such as improvements to mothers’ pensions.
• The government says it is attentive but not worried as Lecornu continues budget talks and cabinet formation, and employer ranks show splits over Medef’s 13 October anti-tax rally.