Politics · France · 1 day ago
Students in Paris join national strike over pay, pensions and education
Students in Paris joined a national strike on Friday, November 6, alongside workers protesting government policies.
University and high school students called for better learning conditions, more teachers and increased education funding.
Workers’ unions demanded higher pay, pension increases and job protections, as well as more investment in public services.
The protests brought students’ concerns together with workers’ campaigns over wages and the cost of living.
Demonstrators clashed with police in Paris, where students pushed bins and threw objects toward officers, who used force to disperse the crowds.
France’s education ministry reported disruptions at 51 of 184 higher education institutions, while student groups said more than 50 university campuses were blocked; no further steps were specified.
Students in Paris joined a national strike on Friday, 6 November 2026, alongside workers seeking higher pay and pensions.
School and university students called for better learning conditions, more teachers and greater education funding.
The strike was initially called by five unions, including CGT, CFDT, FO, FSU and UNSA, and other unions later joined.
Protesters marched through the capital, while police used force to push them back and disperse the crowd.
France’s higher education ministry reported disruptions at 51 of the country’s 184 higher education institutions.
- Who
- Students in Paris, including school and university students, joined workers and unions.
- What
- They took part in a national strike and protests over pay, pensions, working conditions and education.
- When
- Friday, 6 November 2026.
- Where
- Paris, France; the strike also affected higher education institutions across France.
- Why
- Workers called for higher pay and pensions, job protection and greater investment in public services. Students sought better learning conditions, more teachers and increased education funding.
Student group Interfac Ile de France
Paris police
Proposed march route
Student group Interfac Ile de France
The group proposed a route from the Panthéon to the headquarters of Medef.
Paris police
Police rejected the route and offered an alternative on the outskirts of the capital.
Restrictions were imposed on another student march in Paris.
Students and workers joined protests during a national strike in Paris.
- Initial union callers
- CGT, CFDT, FO, FSU and UNSA
- Higher education disruptions
- 51 of 184 institutions, according to the ministry
- Student claim
- More than 50 university campuses were blocked
- Proposed march route
- Panthéon to Medef headquarters