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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

French general strike threatens millions of rail and air passengers in September

“10 Septembre 2025 – c'est férie.” It’s a holiday. So says Indignons Nous, one of the loose coalition of French protest groups coordinating a day of action from Calais to Corsica in protest against government cuts.

Under the banner bloquons tout  – “let’s block everything” – the aim is to paralyse France on 10 September with nationwide action characterised as a general strike.

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