Intersyndicate starts nationwide strike in private medical biology laboratories from 4 May 2026 (open-ended)
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An inter‑union coalition announces a national, open‑ended strike from 4 May 2026 across extra‑hospital medical biology laboratories to demand pay increases and better conditions. CFDT Santé‑Sociaux confirms participation; CGT, CFTC and UNSA also support the action, with closures and service disruptions expected in community labs.
This alert was originally created on 27 April 2026.
Effective Dates
Updates
May 2, 2026
Media and union notices confirm the strike will start on 4 May 2026 with an open‑ended notice, extending beyond a single day across France’s extra‑hospital medical biology laboratories.
May 1, 2026
The strike set to begin on 4 May 2026 has been filed with an open-ended notice, extending beyond a single day to cover subsequent days across France’s extra‑hospital medical biology laboratories.
➕ Extended
Organizers
- CFDT Santé-Sociaux
- CGT Santé Action Sociale
- CFTC Santé Sociaux
- UNSA Santé-Sociaux
Affected Locations
- France (national)
Sources
- https://sante-sociaux.cfdt.fr/sinformer/lactu-de-la-federation/4-mai-la-cfdt-sante-sociaux-se-mobilise-pour-les-salarie-es-des-laboratoires-de-biologie-medicale-extra-hospitaliers
- https://nvo.fr/on-est-passe-de-latelier-a-lusine-pourquoi-les-labos-danalyse-medicale-feront-greve-le-4-mai
- https://www.liaisons-sociales.fr/lsq/2026/04/16/biologie-medicale-appel-a-la-greve-des-laboratoires-en-ville-le-4-mai
- https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sante/2026/04/29/revalorisation-de-salaires-greve-ce-lundi-4-mai-dans-les-laboratoires-d-analyses-prives
- https://sante-sociaux.cfdt.fr/upload/media-library/2026/04/13/005d4040-ae96-4efd-b902-a962e90fea3f.pdf
- https://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/liberal-soins-de-ville/financiarisation-salaires-de-misere-la-cgt-appelle-une-greve-des-laboratoires-de-biologie-debut-mai
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