Strikes in France in February 2025 and how you may be impacted
Education unions are unlikely to call for action
Port workers will strike multiple times across the month
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A flurry of end-of-year strike action in 2024 was followed by a comparatively quiet January in France.
Currently, conditions seem to be similar in February, however there are still some strikes looming on the horizon.
Further action is possible, depending on what is included in the upcoming 2025 budget from new prime minister François Bayrou.
Education unions are unlikely to strike following the prime minister’s confirmation that 4,000 job cuts planned by his predecessor Michel Barnier had been axed from the incoming budget.
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Port workers - until February 28
Workers at ports across France plan to strike for four-hour periods across 10 separate days in February.
The strike follows a two-day walkout at the end of January and three mini walkouts throughout the month.
However, it is mostly stevedores and other similar workers on strike, and ferry services should see minimal disruptions.
Unions met on February 3 to discuss further action, with additional full-day walkouts possible
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CCF bank employees – February 4
Workers at the Crédit Commercial de France bank will strike on February 4 over pay and working conditions.
Several unions are backing the strike, which may see branch opening hours affected.
The bank plans to cut 1,400 jobs, unions say, another reason for the action.
Farmers and agricultural workers - Ongoing
Farmers have been threatening disruptions since the beginning of the year across France, however no major concrete action has been taken in a number of weeks.
Some farmers drove to Paris at the beginning of January to blockade roads and land an appointment with the new government, however there was little disruption from the action.
That being said, unions backing the farmers have not announced protests have officially come to an end, and more action may be scheduled.
This will be more likely to occur if there are developments in the EU-Mercosur agreement with South American countries or unsavoury announcements in the upcoming budget.
