This May 1, 2026, Labor Day, a large demonstration organized by the inter-union coalition is under way in the streets of Paris. The consequence? RATP has announced the closure of several metro stations. Here’s more on the four metro lines involved and the 11 stations affected by these disruptions.

May Day demonstrations across multiple continents escalated into clashes as traditional labor protests increasingly became vehicles for anti-war and anti-Israel political movements.

Several hundred people, mostly Americans living in France, joined for the first time by French labor unions and human rights organizations, gathered Saturday morning at the Bastille in Paris for a "No Kings" rally.

According to the Interior Ministry, around 158,000 people took to the streets across France on Friday (more than 300,000, according to the CGT labor union), holding largely peaceful demonstrations.

Police fired tear gas Thursday at protesters in Paris where large crowds took to the streets in the first mass demonstrations since President Emmanuel Macron inflamed public anger by forcing a higher retirement age bill through parliament without a vote.