Almost two months after the start of the high school and student movement, an inter-union called Tuesday for a day of strike and demonstrations in most major cities in France, after a meeting in Matignon on Parcoursup which came to an end.
Published on: 10/11/2026 - 00:52 Modified on: 10/11/2026 - 02:38
An inter-union group bringing together youth organizations and teachers is calling for a new day of strike and demonstrations on Tuesday, November 10, while discussions with the executive are at an impasse almost two months after the start of the high school and student protest movement.
“We call on all those who support the legitimate demands of youth, but also those of workers, to be in the streets tomorrow,” launched Éloïse Lefebvre-Milon, co-general secretary of the Student Union, on Monday after a meeting in Matignon on the Parcoursup reform which came to an end.
The inter-union CGT, FSU, FO, Solidaires, High School Union, Unef, Student Union, Fage and FSE had called on Saturday for a new day of mobilization this Tuesday.
“Now is the time to amplify the mobilization by continuing to put the government under pressure,” the signatories argued in a joint press release, while the day of mobilization on November 5 brought together between 575,000 (authorities) and 1.6 million demonstrators across France.
The mobilization promises to be less important than on November 5
“The balance of power is on our side, we must continue. I am not saying that we have victories, but I am saying that we are holding on to the right end,” said Ryad Rani, president of the High School Union (USL), on Monday evening after the meeting with the Prime Minister. “We must remain mobilized, we are not only fighting for ourselves. We are fighting for teachers, for their working conditions,” insisted the high school leader.
The government notably announced a fortnight ago a gradual transformation of Parcoursup from 2027, before its complete replacement in 2028. It also promised additional investments for school buildings and new resources for the establishments most in difficulty.
“The idea is to have a day of mobilization in the broad sense, with strikes, demonstrations and rallies” to “offer a rebound in the mobilization of youth with supervised, secure processions while in front of the high schools, things are starting to get quite tense,” Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, the leading union in the secondary sector, explained to AFP.
In National Education, the strike "looks likely to be sustained in certain places", estimated the union leader, while recognizing that the mobilization should be less significant than that of November 5, when nearly 16% of teachers went on strike according to the ministry.
Demonstrations are planned in most major cities in France. In Paris, a procession will leave at 2 p.m. from the Pantheon towards Place d'Italie. After the ban on its demonstration initially planned to leave the Bastille, Interfac Île-de-France, which presents itself as the general assembly of students from Ile-de-France faculties, decided to join this parade to "stand together", according to one of its members, Coppélia Moreau.
This day is also part of a broader context of mobilization of the public service: an inter-union called on Monday for a strike on November 17 to demand in particular salary increases, while the CGT invited "all employees, retirees and young people" to mobilize.
With AFP
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