"We're calling on all working men and women to take to the streets on December 2nd. "We will be in a vital phase of the Budget debates and it's vital that all workers get involved". She described next year's proposed spending plans as a "horror show" that "remains catastrophic, especially for hospitals". She added that the FSU and Solidaires unions will join the action although France's largest union - the CFDT - will not."
"It is not clear how well-supported the strike will be - or which sectors will be affected - although strikes called by a single union generally don't cause widespread disruption. At this stage the call is for a single-day strike only. The strike call comes as the highly contentious 2026 Budget continues its journey through the Assemblee nationale - with the parliamentary situation on a knife edge,"
French unions have called a one-day strike for 2 December in protest at the proposed 2026 Budget currently being debated in parliament. CGT leader Sophie Binet urged all workers to take to the streets and described the spending plans as a "horror show" that remains catastrophic, especially for hospitals. The FSU and Solidaires will join the action while the CFDT will not. It is unclear which sectors will be affected or how widely the strike will be supported, and single-union calls often produce limited disruption. The parliamentary debate is precarious and the budget could potentially bring down the government; debates will include plans to scrap the 2023 pension-age reform.
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