Here's a look at the major actions announced so far;
Air traffic controllers - two air traffic controllers'unions have issued strike notices for July - the UNSA-ICNA union has filed a two-day strike notice for Thursday, July 3rd and Friday, July 4th. Meanwhile the CGT union, which represents around 15 percent of air traffic controllers, will join in on the Thursday only.
That’s just as the French school holidays start - school in France mostly break up on Friday 4th - and more strikes could follow during the peak summer holiday period if no agreement is reached.
The union is calling for “a change of course to reinforce staffing levels, bring technical modernisation projects to fruition, and put operational priorities back at the heart of decision-making", and also denounced "toxic management". Full details here.
Railways - the union Sud Rail has filed an open-ended strike notice until September 1st, although they say they’re planning weekend-long or 2-3 day strikes on dates which are yet to be announced. A previous strike by Sud didn’t actually cause any disruption on the network, this strike concerns railways staff including ticket inspectors, but not drivers. More details here.
Autoroutes - employees of Vinci, one of the companies that runs the French motorway network, have filed strike notices covering the summer holiday period, especially on the A8 in southern France. That dispute is about working conditions and lay-offs among staff who are responsible for the maintenance of the roads and service stations, plus operation of the péages. Vinci says that drivers should not be impacted - more details here.
Paris museum staff - staff at 14 Paris museums staged a one-day strike, saying that their pay hasn’t been increased for 17 years and most of them are on temporary contracts. This was only the museum guides and storytellers, so the museums stayed open but guided tours were disrupted. A couple of weeks earlier the Louvre saw a one-day walk out from staff who say their working conditions are intolerable.
Also in Paris, drivers on Metro Line 3 are in dispute with management, they already staged a one day strike that halted traffic completely on Line 3.
Taxi drivers - taxi drivers are still in dispute with the government about changes to medical transport fees, plus what they say is unfair competition from VTC drivers like Uber. At the time of writing no fresh actions have been announced, but the dispute is not over so we could see more roadblocks and blockades of sites such as airport.
These are the main industrial actions for summer 2025 that had been announced at the time of writing - you can keep up with all the latest news in our Strikes section HERE.
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