Call for school strike on Tuesday, October 1: salaries, pensions, resources… what to expect ?

Une grève nationale dans l’Éducation nationale est programmée mardi 1er octobre 2024 (photo d'illustration). MAXPPP – Bruno Levesque

A national strike in the National Education system is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024, led by an inter-union group bringing together the CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires and other organizations.

“Everyone on strike on October 1 for our salaries, our pensions. To finally obtain positions and an end to the knowledge clash. Let's not give up, our demands are just and we are legitimate in expressing them”, posted the CGT-Educ’action on the social network X on September 25, 2024.

Additional resources requested

The tone is set. Just one month after the start of the school year, a national strike in the National Education system has been announced for this Tuesday, October 1, 2024, led by an inter-union group bringing together the CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires and other organizations, reports in particular Sud-Ouest.

This mobilization is taking place in a context of tensions, particularly in relation to the pension reform, which is widely contested. The unions are demanding wage increases and better working conditions. Additional resources are being requested, particularly in schools where classes are overcrowded and staff are lacking.

Demonstrations announced throughout France

Demonstrations are being announced throughout France. This will be a baptism of fire for the brand new Minister of National Education Anne Genetet.

On the same day, the CGT and Sud Rail also filed a strike notice that could cause traffic problems or delays on certain trains.

SNCF strike on the same day

Several subjects are on the table for the representatives of the railway staff, who denounce, in addition to the new government, reforms such as the liquidation of Fret SNCF or the creation of TER subsidiaries.

"The plan The liquidation of Fret SNCF continues without taking into account the recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry commission and the demands of the trade unions. This is also the case concerning the creation of TER subsidiaries that our federations denounce since nothing obliges the management to make this choice other than that of breaking the social rights of railway workers”, indicates the press release, distributed on social networks. Other demands are mentioned: retirement, salary increases…