Topic: Strikes and mobilization in France

Strikes and mobilization in France - statistics & facts

A collective, voluntary, and concerted cessation of work (generally with advance notice and for a fixed period) by employees seeking to pressure their employer, the purpose of a strike is to defend professional demands, for example, remuneration (salary increase, reinstatement of a bonus, etc.), working conditions (means of transport, heating conditions of the premises, etc.), the company's strategy, the employment situation, or working hours. In 2022, remuneration was the primary ground for strikes in French companies.

Companies having reported at least one strike
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Most common reason for strikes in 2023
Pension reform

Sector having reported the most strikes
Transportation and warehousing

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Business Enterprise

Share of companies having reported at least one strike in France 2005-2024

Business Enterprise

Unionization rate of employees in France 1949-2019

Business Enterprise

Main topics of negotiation in French company agreements and endorsements signed 2023

Grounds and drivers

Grounds for strikes in companies having reported a strike in France 2023
Grounds for strikes in companies having reported a strike in France 2023
Proportion of companies who reported at least one strike in France in 2023, by reason of strike
Inflation rate in France 2004-2025
Inflation rate in France 2004-2025
Inflation rate in France from 2004 to 2025
Share of pre-committed expenses in French household consumption 1960-2023
Share of pre-committed expenses in French household consumption 1960-2023
Share of pre-committed expenditure in household final consumption expenditure in France from 1960 to 2023
Monthly fuel price of diesel in France 2020-2025
Monthly fuel price of diesel in France 2020-2025
Average monthly price of diesel fuel in France from January 2020 to September 2025 (in euros per liter)
Change in the average monthly pension of retirees in France 2005-2022
Change in the average monthly pension of retirees in France 2005-2022
Change in the average amount of monthly direct pensions of retirees in France between 2005 and 2022
Retiree pension as a share of average working income in France 2008-2021, by gender
Retiree pension as a share of average working income in France 2008-2021, by gender
Average total net pension of retirees residing in France as a share of average net activity income between 2008 and 2021, by gender
Prospects of achieving the retirement income target in France in 2021
Prospects of achieving the retirement income target in France in 2021
Expectations regarding achieving a necessary level of retirement income in France as of 2021

Unions and collective bargaining

Unionization rate of employees in France 1949-2019
Unionization rate of employees in France 1949-2019
Proportion of employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France between 1949 and 2019
Unionization rate of employees in France 2019, by sector and gender
Unionization rate of employees in France 2019, by sector and gender
Proportion of public and private sector employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France in 2019, by gender
Unionization rate of employees in France 2019, by sector and age
Unionization rate of employees in France 2019, by sector and age
Proportion of public and private sector employees affiliated to a trade union organization in metropolitan France in 2019, by age groups
French companies covered by a union representative or an elected body 2012-2022
French companies covered by a union representative or an elected body 2012-2022
Evolution of company-level coverage by union delegates or elected bodies in France between 2012 and 2022
Labor union audience of private sector organizations in France 2017-2021
Labor union audience of private sector organizations in France 2017-2021
Share of votes obtained by labor organizations in various professional elections in France between 2017 and 2021
Main topics of negotiation in French company agreements and endorsements signed 2023
Main topics of negotiation in French company agreements and endorsements signed 2023
Number of company agreements and amendments signed during collective bargaining in France in 2023, by theme

French people and mobilization

French youth willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas 2021, by political position
French youth willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas 2021, by political position
Share of 18-24 year-olds willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas in France in 2021, according to their political position on the left-right scale
French youth willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas 2021, by voting attitude
French youth willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas 2021, by voting attitude
Share of 18-24 year-olds willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas in France in 2021, based on the perceived usefulness of the vote
Attachment to democracy based on the inclination of French youth to protest 2021
Attachment to democracy based on the inclination of French youth to protest 2021
Share of 18-24 year-olds considering it absolutely important to live in a democratically governed country in France in 2021, by propensity to protest
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by political affinity
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by political affinity
Intention to participate in the demonstration of January 19, 2023 against the pension reform in France in 2023, by political proximity
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by age group
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by age group
Intention to participate in the demonstration of January 19, 2023 against the pension reform in France in 2023, by age group
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by status
Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by status
Intention to participate in the demonstration of January 19, 2023 against the pension reform in France in 2023, by socio-professional category

Economic implications

Share of companies having reported at least one strike in France 2005-2024
Share of companies having reported at least one strike in France 2005-2024
Proportion of companies having reported at least one strike in France between 2005 and 2024
Share of companies having reported at least one strike in France 2019-2023, by size
Share of companies having reported at least one strike in France 2019-2023, by size
Proportion of companies who reported at least one strike in France between 2019 and 2023, by number of employees
Share of companies which reported at least one strike in France 2019-2023, by sector
Share of companies which reported at least one strike in France 2019-2023, by sector
Proportion of companies which have reported at least one strike in France between 2019 and 2023, by line of business
French companies having reported at least one strike 2023, by branch and size
French companies having reported at least one strike 2023, by branch and size
Share of companies having declared at least one strike in France in 2023, by professional branch and by company size
Number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by companies in France 2005-2023
Number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by companies in France 2005-2023
Annual number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by companies in France between 2005 and 2023
Number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by French firms 2023, by sector
Number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by French firms 2023, by sector
Number of strike days per 1,000 employees reported by companies in France in 2023, by sector
Number of days lost by the SNCF during strikes in France 1947-2022
Number of days lost by the SNCF during strikes in France 1947-2022
Annual number of days lost at the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) during labor movements in France between 1947 and 2022
Days lost per SNCF employee during strikes in France 1947-2022
Days lost per SNCF employee during strikes in France 1947-2022
Annual number of days lost per employee at the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) during labor movements in France between 1947 and 2022
Decrease in revenue caused by yellow vests protests France 2018, by activity sector
Decrease in revenue caused by yellow vests protests France 2018, by activity sector
Change in revenues from selected acitivty sectors since the start of the "yellow vests" movement in France from November to December 2018
French decision-makers' concerns about social movements in their companies 2023
French decision-makers' concerns about social movements in their companies 2023
For your company, do you fear large-scale social movements in connection with the government's proposed pension reform?

Public opinion

Confidence in trade unions in France 2009-2024
Confidence in trade unions in France 2009-2024
Share of people trusting trade unions in France between 2009 and 2024
Attitude of the French towards strikes 2021-2022, by type of mobilization
Attitude of the French towards strikes 2021-2022, by type of mobilization
Attitudes towards different strikes in France between August 2021 and October 2022
French support for social movements related to pension reforms 1995-2023
French support for social movements related to pension reforms 1995-2023
Level of support and sympathy of the French towards social movements related to pension reforms between November 1995 and January 2023
Social actions against pension reform supported by the French 2023, by type
Social actions against pension reform supported by the French 2023, by type
Share of people considering calls for actions related to the mobilization against the pension reform as positive in France in January 2023, by type of action
French views on social action's impact on pension reform application 2023, by gender
French views on social action's impact on pension reform application 2023, by gender
Do you think that the pension reform proposed by Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne's government will be implemented or withdrawn in the face of protests?
Likelihood of pension reform withdrawal due to social action in France 2023, by party
Likelihood of pension reform withdrawal due to social action in France 2023, by party
Share of people believing that the pension reform proposed by Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne's government will be withdrawn in face of social mobilization in France in January 2023, by political party preference

Companies having reported at least one strike
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Most common reason for strikes in 2023
Pension reform

Sector having reported the most strikes
Transportation and warehousing

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- People intending to demonstrate against pension reform
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Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by age group
- Share of 18-24 year-olds willing to demonstrate
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French youth willing to demonstrate to defend their ideas 2021, by political position
- Political proximity of people most likely to demonstrate against pension reform
- La France Insoumise
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Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by political affinity
- People less likely to demonstrate against pension reform
- Retired people
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Intention to demonstrate against pension reform in France 2023, by status
- Unionization rate of employees
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Unionization rate of employees in France 1949-2019

- People considering the reform as a priority
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Priority of pension reform in France 2022, by socio-professional category
- People for whom reform is most important
- Right-wing voters
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Priority of pension reform in France 2022, by vote in the presidential election
- Acceptance of raising legal retirement age to 64
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Acceptance for raising legal retirement age in France 2023, by political proximity
- Support for tax increases on the richest households to fund pensions
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Support for tax increases on the richest households to fund pensions in France 2022
- Opinion on the use of Article 49.3 for the pension reform
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Views on using article 49.3 for the pension reform in France 2022, by political party

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