November 5 strike in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Digi Mart USA News (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France): A nationwide day of strikes is scheduled for November 5, 2026. An intersyndicale, supported by the yellow vest movement and high school student groups, is calling for mobilization in the region.
About ten demonstrations are planned in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, and disruptions are expected throughout the day.
After several Saturdays of mobilization across France, unions, yellow vest activists and high school movements have called for a strike day this Thursday, November 5. The movement was launched by the intersyndicale to defend public services, demand an increase in the minimum wage (smic) and wages, and press for equality at work.
Public transport, rallies and blockades will all affect the region. About ten gatherings and demonstrations are also expected in Nord-Pas-de-Calais to press these demands.
Several demonstrations, whether or not declared with the prefecture, will take place across the country.
Yellow vest activists will also take part on November 5. Focused on protests against the high cost of living that have been organized for several weeks, the yellow vest movement will carry out additional actions on Thursday.
Several public transport networks have already announced disruptions for the day. In Lille, Ilévia said metro line 1 will run with a train every 2.5 minutes during the day, and line 2 with a train every 3 minutes.
In the Calais area, the Imag’in bus network will be reduced on several lines. Seventy-five percent of buses will run on line 8, 70 percent on line 7, 67 percent on line 4 and 63 percent on line 1.
Lines 2 and 3 will operate at 50 percent of service. School transport and the remaining lines will not be affected.
In the Artois area, Tadao said all bus lines will be affected by the strike. Lines 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 36 and 41 will also be impacted, although the carrier did not detail the specific disruptions.
Passengers are advised to check the next bus departure through the app.
In the Douaisis area, Évéole announced the cancellation of buses on lines 4 and 15, along with disruptions on lines 3, 5, 6, 13 and 14.
Only one regional TER train in two will run across Hauts-de-France for the full day of November 5. SNCF Voyageurs advises travelers to check their line’s schedule the evening before from 5 p.m.
on the TER Hauts-de-France website and the SNCF Connect site and app.
