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French pay strike disrupts schools, town halls and regional trains

A nationwide protest report follows workers demanding higher wages, a school fire near Toulouse and police checks on routes to demonstrations.

Channel: TF1 INFO ·

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0:20Workers in Marseille, Nantes and Lyon describe anger over wages and the cost of living.
2:59Footage shows fireworks and flames at a Tournefeuille school; the report attributes the fire to launched fireworks.
4:06Police confrontations accompany school blockades in Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon.
4:50Traders close stalls and protect shops ahead of demonstrations in Toulouse and Paris.
6:18A Paris police official explains that extensive checks are intended to deter potential troublemakers.
7:13Closed classrooms, municipal services and reduced regional trains disrupt routines in northern France.

In Aix-Noulette, northern France, municipal services director Mickaël Lafontan describes being the only member of his team not on strike. A notice announces the closure of the town hall and post office. Elsewhere, parents face closed classrooms and commuters navigate reduced regional train services.

France's TF1 INFO follows those everyday disruptions alongside demonstrations and school blockades in its November 5 lunchtime bulletin. The strike call urged private-sector employees and public workers to demand higher pay against the pressure of living costs, with marches planned in 250 cities. Secondary-school students and Yellow Vest protesters had also called for demonstrations.

In Marseille, Charlotte, an assistant supporting students with disabilities, describes anger strong enough to bring her out on strike. Teachers and other workers appear in marches in Nantes and Lyon. One demonstrator describes a life reduced to going to work and coming home, with little room for anything else.

The report then turns to Françoise secondary school in Tournefeuille, near Toulouse in southwestern France. Amateur footage shows fireworks and flames within the school grounds. According to the broadcaster, fireworks launched into the premises started a fire in the school-life office. Toulouse education authority rector Karim Benmiloud describes an extremely violent attack and commends staff for their composure and courage.

Further footage shows confrontations with police outside blocked schools in Paris, Strasbourg and Lyon. The report also follows precautions taken before demonstrations: market traders close their stalls in Toulouse, while a Paris optician, William Ye, worries about damage to his shop.

Police search bags at stations and bridges. Paris police official Stéven Monot says the aim is to carry out as many checks as possible to deter potential troublemakers. A demonstrator, meanwhile, objects to officers confiscating protective masks.

The final section returns to the practical consequences of the walkout: families seeking alternatives to school, shuttered municipal offices in Aix-Noulette and fewer TER regional trains in Lille.

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