Paris guide strike - activities

Pension reform: a possible gasoline shortage with the strike of the refineries?

With another day of strikes scheduled for March 23, a CGT unionist advises people to fill up on gasoline in preparation for the refineries' possible participation in the strike.

Garbage collectors' strike: 10,000 tons of garbage in the streets, the weight of the Eiffel Tower!

For several days now, overflowing garbage cans have been the daily life of many Parisians, due to the garbage collectors' strike against the pension reform. 10 000 tons of waste are now piling up in the streets of the capital.

March 7 strike: stations closed, traffic, expected disruptions on RATP transport

While the interunion calls for a new day of mobilization against the pension reform this Tuesday, disruptions should remain limited in public transport in Paris and Ile-de-France this March 7. Discover the traffic forecasts for 24 hours on the Metro, RER, Bus and Tramway networks.

Pension reform: truckers join the strike, a risk of blockage on the roads?

The strike of March 7, 2023 against the pension reform may well affect all French people this week. After the SNCF, the RATP, the airlines, the garbage collectors and the refineries, the truckers are joining the call for a total strike, starting this Sunday at 10 pm.

Pension reform: towards a total and renewable strike from March 7?

The unions are calling for a total and renewable strike throughout the country from March 7, 2023, to protest against the highly unpopular pension reform. A "dead day" is also planned.

RATP Strike in Paris on September 17, 2020, impact on the metro and RER

The RATP (Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transportation) has given a strike notice for Thursday September 17, 2020. The CGT-RATP urges "employees and officers" to "build mobilizations and fights to not let it go" and expect Parisian strikers at the Place de la République for a major demonstration. The RATP claims there will be no impact on the network. Yet, several stations are closed on the route of the demonstration. Here they are.

Nuit Blanche 2017: (La)Horde in performance at Halle Hébert

For Nuit Blanche, the (La)Horde collective is taking over Halle Hébert, an SNCF wasteland that's due to be demolished at the end of the year. All evening on Saturday, October 7, 2017, the (La)Horde trio will be offering us a wild evening, like an air of revolution in a disused hangar, all filmed for posterity.