France nationwide strike and blockades November 5, 2026, Digi Mart USA News: Unions including the CGT, UNSA, CFDT, FO, FSU and the civil service intersyndicale have called a day of nationwide strike and mobilization on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and numerous demonstrations are planned, according to the source article published by Actu.fr.
Demonstrations will not be the only way protesters express their anger. Benjamin Ball, national spokesperson for the Gilets jaunes coordination, told Actu.fr that people will use the full range of possible actions to show their dissatisfaction.
This could mean blockades on roads, toll plazas and roundabouts, although the scale is currently difficult to predict.
According to the Gilets jaunes map on the 17octobregiletjaune site, eight roundabout blockades, one bridge blockade and one toll plaza blockade are currently listed. The map is updated daily, and anyone can add a gathering, so the number could grow.
Some blockades and roadblocks are listed as demonstrations on the map, which currently includes 305 entries.
In Strasbourg, a blockade on the A35 is planned from 8 a.m., according to AFP, and is listed under the toll plaza category. In Isère, the Confédération paysanne is due to organize a filtering roadblock at Voreppe, near a toll plaza on the A48, listed under demonstrations.
Ball said some protesters are not registering their planned actions and are organizing through messaging apps or in person. Many small groups do not want police present at their blockade sites, and some actions will not appear on the map.
He estimated that blockades and roadblocks will be more numerous than announced. Each blockade site will decide whether to run a total or filtering blockade to allow emergency services through, he said.
The CGT has said it is calling for two things: wage increases everywhere and a revision of the government’s draft budget, which it describes as catastrophic for the country in its current form. The intersyndicale says the demonstration reflects its determination in the face of the state.
Ball said the aim is to go beyond the framework set by the prefecture. He said the more the government prevents protesters from demonstrating where they want, the less controllable the movement becomes, and described a radicalization process in which unions too are being pushed by their base to disobey.
