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SFR employees strike again over proposed takeover and job fears
SFR employees went on strike again on Tuesday at the company’s headquarters in Paris.
Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange are seeking to buy SFR in a joint takeover that is still in progress.
The deal is valued at €20.35 billion to €21 billion, and would involve the French telecom operator’s rivals.
SFR has 8,000 employees, many of whom fear the takeover could put their jobs at risk.
Some workers describe the plan as a dismantling of the company and say they feel treated as expendable.
The takeover process is still ongoing, and employees’ concerns about jobs remain unresolved.
SFR employees went on strike again on Tuesday, November 3, over the proposed takeover of the company by Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange.
Workers said they fear job losses and described the deal as a breakup of the company.
The proposed collective purchase is valued at between €20.35 billion and €21 billion.
The strike was the second since employees protested on September 24.
SFR has 8,000 employees.
- Who
- SFR employees, including workers at the company’s Paris headquarters.
- What
- They went on strike to protest the proposed takeover by Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange and express concerns about jobs.
- When
- Tuesday, November 3. It was the second strike; the first was on September 24.
- Where
- SFR’s headquarters in Balard, in Paris’s 15th arrondissement.
- Why
- Employees fear losing their jobs and object to the proposed takeover of the company.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
SFR employees held their first strike against the takeover process.
Employees struck again, gathering outside SFR’s headquarters in Paris.
- Strike date
- November 3, 2026
- Previous strike
- September 24
- Proposed buyers
- Bouygues Telecom, Free and Orange
- Proposed deal value
- €20.35 billion to €21 billion
- SFR workforce
- 8,000 employees
What people are saying
We feel that [in their eyes, employees are] just pawns that can be thrown away
which is going to be destroyed entirely