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Strikes in France are, by and large, predictable beasts - they're organised in advance for set dates and certain sectors, and the level of disruption on the day depends on how many unions join in, and how many workers walk out. Workers in roles vital to the national infrastructure are required to give 48 hours' notice of their intention to strike, allowing transport companies to produce strike timetables in advance.
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What's happening on Wednesday, September 10th, is not a strike.
In fact, no-one really knows exactly what it is and where it came from - which makes predicting its effects a lot harder.
Compared with a formal union strike, Bloquons Tout is "much less controlled, and much less organised. That makes stopping it really quite difficult," Paul Smith, head of the department of Modern Languages at the University of Nottingham, told France24.
As little is known about who runs the group or what its affiliations are, "it's always worth being alert to the possibility of manipulation, especially by foreign interests," added Andrew W M Smith, historian of Modern France at Queen Mary University, London.
The Bloquons Tout movement emerged on social media, and has been largely shared online. It appears to have begun on a right-wing, anti-EU, pro-Russia TikTok account, but it has been endorsed by some left-wing political groups, including the hard left La France Insoumise political party.
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Stay-home actions - the initial call from the movement was for people to 'block France' by simply staying at home. By refusing to go to work, school or university and also refusing to shop, conduct business or take part in leisure activities, the group believes that it can bring France to a halt.
Since this is not a formal strike, it is not clear how many people intend to stay home on Wednesday, or how this will affect services or businesses.
LISTEN to the team from The Local France discuss the call to block the country
Cash only - part of the 'block' call also suggests that people don't use the banking system - including card payments - on Wednesday. Some independently owned bars and cafés say they intend to stay open but urge customers to pay in cash instead of by card.
Strikes and transport - most of the French unions have declined to join the September 10th action, instead calling for a nationwide strike on September 18th. However, some unions are joining in - including Sud Rail and Sud Aerian.
France's civil aviation authority has warned of disruption and delays at all French airports, with passengers advised to change their flight if possible. In southern France, the Nice airport and four Corsican airports were ordered to decrease flights by 50 percent on Wednesday evening, and disruption was expected at the Marseille airport.
French national rail service SNCF also announced on Monday that traffic would be normal on high-speed lines, such as TGV InOui, Ouigo, as well as international trains, like Eurostar, but local TER and Intercité services could be disrupted.
That said, organisers have said they would target transport hubs, and the Paris police chief warned that small groups of people might try to block individual TGV stations.
In Paris, Metro and bus services were expected to run 'mostly normally', while heavy disruption was expected on commuter RER and Transilien trains.
You can find a full round-up of transport-related disruption HERE.
Meanwhile, some public sector workers may strike, leading to the closure of préfectures or other government offices.
The union representing lycée students has also called for members to strike and to stage blockades outside their lycée.
Marches - authorities say that no plans for street gatherings or marches have been submitted, so there will be no official marches of the type seen on May 1st or strike days. There could, however, be unauthorised demos, particularly outside transport hubs and government buildings.
Blockades - as well as being an online movement, Bloquons Tout also has local chapters, and in these, left-wing activists appear to be dominant. A study by the think-tank Jean Jaurès foundation found that 69 percent had voted for La France Insoumise in the most recent elections.
Activities planned on a local level appear to lean more towards traditional protest actions, including blockades. Sites mentioned as targets for blockades include airports, train stations, power plants and warehouses and distribution centres of supermarket giants and multi-nationals, including Amazon. It is far from clear, however, how many of those will translate into action.
Local activists have also called for 'go-slow' campaigns on French roads, including the Paris ring road, as well as rallies at roundabouts in towns across the country.
Sabotage - the French security services, in a memo leaked to French media, say they are also worried about the possibility of sabotage. Speed cameras and ATMs were mentioned as targets, along with the possibility of oil refineries. Again, it's not clear how widespread these actions will be, or if they will occur at all.
Looting - also circulating on social media are calls for 'péage gratuit' (going through motorway road tolls without paying) and 'chariot gratuit' (leaving stores with a basket full of goods that are not paid for).
Regional variations - Bloquons Tout is a movement without a formal leadership structure, and it seems that many of the more direct actions are being involved at a local level.
There are therefore likely to be wide regional variations in the level and type of actions - based purely on attendance at local planning meetings, security services estimate that the movement is strongest in Brittany, while meetings in Paris, Toulouse and Montpellier also attracted support.
Overall, they estimate that "100,000 people could mobilise across France".
Security - Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has ordered local police chiefs to mobilise their forces to prevent criminal acts or sabotage, so security levels will likely be tight. On Monday night, Retailleau said 80,000 gendarmes and police officers would be mobilised on Wednesday.
He also declared "Bloquer tout, c'est stupide" - which will doubtless help the situation.
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