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French public sector workers strike over pay freeze ahead of 2027 budget

A demonstration in Paris during the last large-scale public sector strike in France, 5 December 2024.
A demonstration in Paris during the last large-scale public sector strike in France, 5 December 2024. © Alain Jocard/AFP

Teachers, healthcare workers, local government staff, tax officials and firefighters in France are on strike Tuesday to pressure the government ahead of the 2027 budget debates which could see public sector salaries frozen for a fourth straight year.

France's eight major public sector unions called the strike to put pressure on the government before Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveils the budget on Thursday, after which it will go a debate in parliament.

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