An intersyndical group, including the CFDT, the CGT, and FO, called on private and public sector employees, retirees, and young people to participate in a day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday, November 5. The group, which includes several major trade unions, is criticizing the government's budget proposal and calling for a mobilization that includes broader demands than previous actions. This strike comes after a first day of civil service strikes on September 29, which focused primarily on the public sector. This time, the demands will include defending purchasing power and public services, with the call specifically targeting wages, public services, employment, and industry. According to a statement signed by CFDT, CGT, FO, Unsa, and FSU, the strike and demonstrations are being called "for wages, public services, employment, and industry." The unions expressed concern about the country's fragile situation and said it is necessary to immediately address social and environmental issues. They issued this call to the government and employers, emphasizing the "immense anger" they feel toward current conditions. The strike is the first expanded call to both the public and private sectors since the September mobilizations and occurs the day before a third day of protests by high school students, who are also supported by unions. The intersyndical alliance stated that it respects the independence of the student movement but supports their demands for better study conditions and greater equality. These demonstrations follow the government's presentation of its 2027 budget proposal, which includes numerous austerity measures and freezes on the evolution of social benefits, despite ongoing inflation. The unions are demanding wage increases, pensions, the index point for civil servants, the minimum wage (Smic), and social assistance. They criticize what they call "an unprecedented decline" for workers. In addition to these economic demands, the unions are also calling for "environmental and industrial planning," "an increase in the resources of our public services," and "tax measures for wealth, inheritances, and dividends." This call for action follows a first day of mobilization focused on the public sector on September 29, and the unions are now calling for a new day of strikes and demonstrations on November 5.