Schools and transport will be the most affected, without mobilization being limited to them.
While the political climate is worsening again, and two motions of censure are being examined this Wednesday in the Assembly, the social climate has also become tense. A civil service inter-union has decided on a mobilization this December 5, which promises to bring together more than the previous one, at least in March – it had brought together 6.4% of strikers in the state civil service, and 4% among hospital and territorial workers.
Several economic sectors will thus be partly at a standstill, in particular to protest against the 1.2 billion euro savings plan carried out by the Minister of the Civil Service Guillaume Kasbarian. Plan which could be called into question with the expected fall of the government.
The inter-union should bring together all the major unions with the exception of Force Ouvrière, which is instead banking on a three-day renewable strike on December 10, 11 and 12, aligned with the mobilizations of the SNCF for example. 160 demonstration points are identified by the various union cards. In Paris, demonstrators will set off from Bercy from 2 p.m. to reach Place d'Italie.
Schools heavily affected
The education sector already appears to be the most affected by the mobilization: teachers are accumulating reasons for discontent, from the increase in waiting days (aligned with the private sector, from 1 to 3 days), to salaries in slight progression despite inflation, after a prolonged freezing of the index point.
The FSU-Snuipp, the majority union in primary education, predicts “65% of strikers” on Thursday in schools, and up to “78% of strikers and more than 300 schools closed in Seine-Saint-Denis”. The Snes-FSU, the main secondary school union, is counting on “at least 50% of strikers in middle and high schools”.
In airports, canceled flights
The mobilization will also affect airports: civil aviation took the lead on Tuesday by asking airlines to anticipate and reduce flights for the day. 10% of flights to Roissy, 25% to Orly, or 50% to Marseille are therefore canceled, at different times (morning for Roissy, evening for Orly and Marseille).
“Despite these preventive measures, disruptions and delays are nevertheless to be expected,” also warns the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). This call for a strike in the public service concerns in particular air traffic controllers, who have the status of civil servant.
In the rest of transport, SNCF, RATP and Keolis must publish traffic forecasts this Wednesday, but the sector could be affected.
Health: hospitals and nurseries affected
The hospital civil service should also decide on a strike, with staff affected unequally: in Marseille, the CGT at the Timone hospital has planned “numerous walkouts”. In Paris, the CGT of Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) will also meet at 2 p.m. in Bercy.
The early childhood sector could also mobilize, with strikes possible in places in nurseries. Several cities have announced closures, such as Lille or Saint-Brieuc. The mobilization goes beyond the simple day of December 5, since caregivers were already on strike in November, to demand salary increases and the return to one supervisor for 5 children by 2027.
Waste, energy… Disparate mobilizations
In addition to these movements, known in advance and very structured, other sectors could follow. Waste collection should therefore be disrupted in multiple places, from Mayenne to the Paris region via Hérault.
The energy sector is also calling for a strike, with no major consequences expected for the public: it is mainly the companies in the sector which are expected to lose their feathers, notably EDF. It is the salary negotiations which constitute the main reason for discontent.
