Story no.48Ongoing·Social +3·Notable·Haute-Garonne +5·23 Oct → 30 Oct·14 facts · 26 art.

On October 23, 2026, all employee unions in state-contracted private education called for a strike on November 5, as part of a national interprofessional day, to denounce wage increases deemed insufficient in the face of inflation. On October 25, the inter-union called for a strike and demonstration day on November 5 for wages, public services, employment and industry, with transport, education and health concerned. Late October, local mobilizations develop, notably at the SNCF Bourget yard where 98% of signallers are on strike and call for massive mobilization on November 5, while union leaderships negotiate with the government and employers. On the eve of the deadline, personalities such as Alain Bauer and Michel-Édouard Leclerc speak out on the movement, an Elabe poll indicates that 59% of French people support or feel sympathy for the mobilization, and an interprofessional general meeting in Toulouse calls for building the November 5 general strike.