Overview

• Matignon has confirmed a rare joint meeting with all eight unions on Wednesday, 24 September at 10:00 in Paris.
• The intersyndicale demands scrapping the summer budget blueprint, rejecting a co-pay hike, a proposed "année blanche," 3,000 civil-service cuts, and unemployment-insurance changes.
• The unions also oppose the increase of the legal retirement age to 64, a key flashpoint revived in their common platform.
• Authorities counted about 500,000 protesters on 18 September, while organizers claimed over one million, underscoring the pressure on the new government.
• Sébastien Lecornu has dropped the plan to remove two public holidays and is holding consultations as he prepares to present the 2026 budget, with Franceinfo reporting a 7 October date.