**Firefighters, teachers, healthcare workers and other public-sector employees** [took](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/student-protests-french-public-sector-strike-heap-pressure-macron-2026-09-29/) **to the streets across France, with a major demonstration in Paris against frozen pay, deteriorating working conditions and planned budget cuts.**

The government plans to freeze state employees’ base salaries in 2027 to save €2 billion as part of a €54 billion savings drive. The strike comes as surging energy costs add to broader pressure on household purchasing power.

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