<p>Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join strikes amid renewed protests over education and rising living costs</p><p>Hundreds of thousands are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic control, the post office, teachers and rail staff.</p><p>President Emmanuel Macron’s final months in office continue to be marred by domestic crises, as high school students protesting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/how-dilapidated-french-schools-inequality-education-system-protests">over poor teaching conditions</a> have been joined by workers in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/french-government-crisis-talks-violent-unrest-policing-macron">weekly protests</a> over the cost of living. Meanwhile, the government is struggling to pass a belt-tightening budget in a divided parliament as public debt approaches 120% of economic output.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/protesters-france-march-strikes-education-cost-of-living">Continue reading...</a>