September is already shaping up to be a chaotic month on the social front, and business travellers will soon have to contend with several areas of turbulence. On Wednesday, three unions met to call a strike on 18 September: CGT-Cheminots, UNSA-Ferroviaire and CFDT-Cheminots. In a press release, the CFDT-Cheminots warns: " We need to take strong action to change the policy of austerity and additional efforts on the part of those who work. September 18 must be an opportunity to impose our demands to protect all those who work and produce ". The CFDT-Cheminots press release also states: " We are planning a new meeting of trade unions representative rail unions before 18 September to continue building a massive mobilisation movement" .
Travelling by metro should also be affected by the strike on 18 September. The UNSA Mobilité union has indicated that it will be taking part in the joint union action. RATP (CGT, FO, UNSA, CFE-CGC) for a massive mobilisation of staff on 18 september. " Following the call from the national inter-union group, UNSA MOBILITÉ is asking staff to join the strike on 18 September 2025 to demonstrate their anger and their opposition. "says the press release. " Mobilisation must be strong and must not stop overnight without a clear contract of trust between our governments and employees on the preservation and improvement of wages, working conditions and living conditions. ".
This call for mobilisation in the rail and public transport sectors comes just a few days after the one launched by the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers (SNCTA)also targeting the 18 September. Since then, several trade unions have followed suit at Air FranceThe CGT in particular is calling for strikes on 18 September... as well as on 10 September. The disruption caused by the Bloquons tout" movement on 10 September also promise to affect travel in France.
