Public sector strike in France

29 September 2026, France, Rennes: A protester, wearing a jacket of the French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) waves a flare during a day of nationwide public sector strikes and demonstrations, in Rennes. Public sector workers, including firefighters, hold a one-day strike and demonstrations across France in response to a call from a broad inter-union coalition, with the aim of putting leer más pressure on the government two days before the presentation of the draft budget for 2027. Photo: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/dpa leer menos