Past Strikes in France
← Current & upcoming strikesStrikes in France that have already ended. 262 strikes, newest first. Page 3 of 6 · March 2026 – May 2026.
Sat 2 May 2026
Laval TUL bus network strike disrupts service on 2 May 2026
🚌 Ended Fri 1 May 2026CGT Public Services files one‑day strike notice for 1 May 2026 (territorial civil service, social housing, water and funeral services)
Ended Fri 1 May 2026Réunion: Roland-Garros Airport staff call strike from 1 May 2026 after pay talks stall
✈️ Called off 7 – 30 Apr 2026Marseille Bar extends strike, suspends all CRPC designations until further notice
Ended Thu 30 Apr 2026Dijon Bar launches indefinite strike from 6 April 2026 over criminal justice reform
Ended 9 – 30 Apr 2026CGT Interior files nationwide strike notice for April 1–30, 2026 (dates Apr 9–30 listed)
Ended 31 Mar – 30 Apr 2026La Roche-sur-Yon Bar votes indefinite strike against 'SURE' criminal justice bill
Ended 11 – 30 Apr 2026Vaucluse department workers: CGT files strike notice for March 1–April 30, 2026 (dates on/after April 11 listed)
Ended 27 – 30 Apr 2026Brest Bibus announces strike causing major disruptions on 27–30 April 2026
🚌🚊 Ended 22 – 30 Apr 2026Vienne territorial public service: CGT strike notice for 1 February–30 April 2026 (dates on/after 22 April listed)
Ended Thu 30 Apr 2026Chalon‑sur‑Saône Bar continues strike, focusing on CRPC hearings
Ended 13 – 30 Apr 2026CGT Justice files nationwide strike notice for April 13–30, 2026
Ended Thu 30 Apr 2026Haute‑Saône (Vesoul) Bar maintains strike against the ‘SURE’ bill
Ended 17 – 30 Apr 2026Oisans road maintenance workers on nightly strike through April 30, 2026
Ended 11 Mar – 30 Apr 2026CGT FERC Sup files national strike notice for higher education and research, March 9–April 30, 2026
Ended Wed 29 Apr 2026University of Rouen Normandie staff call one-day strike for 29 April 2026
Ended Tue 28 Apr 2026Loire-Atlantique departmental public service: CGT files strike notice for 28 April 2026
Ended Tue 28 Apr 2026Nord public finance workers call strike for 28 April 2026
Ended 26 – 27 Apr 2026Nantes Bar votes total, indefinite strike against 'SURE' criminal justice bill
Ended Sun 26 Apr 2026Eurenco powder plants strike continues at Bergerac and Sorgues
Ended Fri 24 Apr 2026Paris Metro Line 13 staff strike disrupts service on 24 April 2026
🚇 Ended 21 – 23 Apr 2026Mayotte: Primary teachers to strike April 21–23, 2026
🏫 Ended Thu 23 Apr 2026Lyon-area SNCF train controllers announce strike for April 23, 2026 over plan to remove conductors on Mâcon–Lyon–Valence line
🚂 Ended Thu 23 Apr 2026Stellantis Poissy workers call strike and rally for April 23, 2026 after end-of-assembly announcement
Ended Mon 20 Apr 2026Brest Bibus transit workers strike disrupts buses and trams on April 20, 2026
🚌🚊 Ended Mon 20 Apr 2026La Réunion private clinics: inter-union strike ended in May 2026 (crisis exit protocol)
🏥 Ended 17 – 20 Apr 2026Drôme lawyers vote to continue total strike through April 20, 2026 over 'SURE' criminal justice bill
Ended 12 – 17 Apr 2026Réunion (Saint-Pierre): Bar association on strike through April 13, 2026
Ended 16 – 17 Apr 2026Brest (Bibus): union strike disrupts bus and tram services on April 16–17, 2026
🚌🚊 Ended 15 – 16 Apr 2026Lyon Bar lawyers on total strike April 15–16, 2026 over 'SURE' criminal justice bill
Ended Mon 13 Apr 2026France: Lawyers call nationwide 'Justice morte' strike on April 13, 2026
Ended 8 Mar – 12 Apr 2026Saint‑Nazaire aquatics and pools: CGT files strike notice Feb 16–Apr 12, 2026
Ended Fri 10 Apr 2026Oise: SE‑Unsa calls department‑wide teachers’ strike for April 10, 2026
🏫 Ended Thu 9 Apr 2026Aisne: SNETAP-FSU files strike notice for Crézancy agricultural education campus on April 9, 2026
🏫 Ended Thu 9 Apr 2026Somme: SE‑Unsa calls teachers’ strike for April 9, 2026
🏫 Ended Wed 8 Apr 2026France: private ambulance workers called to strike on April 8, 2026
🏥 Ended Mon 6 Apr 2026France: UNAC calls one-day strike of easyJet France cabin crew on April 6, 2026
✈️ Ended 11 Mar – 1 Apr 2026FNME-CGT reconfirms national strike notice for electricity and gas sector, March 1–April 1, 2026
Ended 1 – 31 Mar 2026SUD Santé Sociaux files national monthly strike notice for March 1–31, 2026
🏥 Ended 27 – 31 Mar 2026France Télévisions (Paris HQ – Centre d’exploitation Nord): unions file open‑ended daily one‑hour strike notice from February 16, 2026
Ended Tue 31 Mar 2026National education strike on March 31, 2026
🏫 Ended 1 – 31 Mar 2026Albi municipal sports and aquatics staff file strike notice for March 2026
Ended 24 – 31 Mar 2026France 3 Paris Île-de-France: CFDT files open-ended daily one-hour strike notice from March 2, 2026
Ended 2 – 31 Mar 2026Somme departmental CGT files month‑long strike notice for March 2026 in territorial public services
Ended 20 – 31 Mar 2026France Télévisions (France 3 Paris Île-de-France): CGT files indefinite strike starting March 15, 2026
Ended 1 Feb – 31 Mar 2026Solidaires Public Service Union files national strike notice Jan 1–Mar 31, 2026
Ended 6 – 31 Mar 2026Saint‑Martin‑d’Hères municipal workers file March 2026 strike notice (focus on ATSEM)
🏫 Ended 20 – 31 Mar 2026France Télévisions (France 3 Alsace): CGT files indefinite strike starting March 15, 2026
Ended 24 – 31 Mar 2026Beauvais (Corolis) bus drivers launch strike from March 12, 2026; action ongoing
🚌 Ended 12 – 31 Mar 2026Paris sanitation and sewer workers: CGT files strike notice effective from March 2, 2026
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