French public sector workers strike over pay freeze ahead of 2027 budget

Europe Business Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:55:08 GMT Moderate confidence — 74/100

Teachers, healthcare workers, local government staff, tax officials and firefighters in France are on strike Tuesday to pressure the government ahead of the 2027 budget debates which could see public sector salaries frozen for a fourth straight year.
The unions, which had already rejected the government’s ini

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Teachers, healthcare workers, local government staff, tax officials and firefighters in France are on strike Tuesday to pressure the government ahead of the 2027 budget debates which could see public sector salaries frozen for a fourth straight year.
The unions, which had already rejected the government’s ini

Sources: RFI