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Oct. 2 National Strike Set Across France With Limited Transport Disruption Forecast

Unions escalate after failed talks over pensions, unemployment rules, health costs and public‑sector cuts.

Mobilisation de jeudi: Trafic "normal" pour les TGV et la RATP, perturbations dans les Intercités
La ligne 5 du métro parisien fermée le 18 septembre dernier. À l’appel de l’intersyndicale, une journée de grève nationale est prévue ce jeudi 2 octobre 2025.
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Overview

  • RATP projects no notable impact on Paris metro service and near‑normal traffic on the RER B, with fuller guidance due Wednesday.
  • The transport ministry expects TGVs to run normally and only localized issues on TER, Transilien and Intercités, while the RER D could face heavier disruption.
  • Education unions will join the action, with the primary teachers’ union estimating about 10% on strike, a lower turnout than on September 18.
  • Organisers list more than 200 demonstrations nationwide, including a Paris march from Place d’Italie at 14:00 to Place Vauban and a noon assembly at Gare du Nord.
  • Calls cover rail, urban transport, health and postal services, as pharmacists pause their mobilization after a concession and air traffic controllers plan separate strikes for October 7–9.