For this new event, forget the usual Bastille–République route. This Thursday, October 2nd, the Paris march is getting a fresh new route: starting at Place d’Italie (13th) at 2 PM, heading towards Place Vauban (7th), passing through Gobelins and Montparnasse.
A 4.5 km route approved by the prefecture, and already used during major mobilizations against the labor law in 2016 and the pension reform in 2023, indicates that both the unions and the authorities expect a large turnout this Thursday.
🔴 La manifestation parisienne du 2 Octobre démarre à 14h Place d’Italie.
— Anasse Kazib (@AnasseKazib) September 29, 2025
L’ordre des syndicats :
CGT - Jeunes - FSU - CFDT - FO - UNSA - CGC - CFTC - Solidaires -
Rendez-vous à 12h sur le Parvis de la Gare du Nord, pour une nouvelle grande AG Bloquons tout et un cortège…
A traffic management system will be implemented around the event route. Drivers should expect disruptions and detours throughout the afternoon, especially near Place d'Italie and the Gobelins area at the start, and in the 7th arrondissement upon arrival.
Public transport is also likely to be heavily disrupted, with metro stations like Les Gobelins (line 7), Vavin (line 4), Duroc (lines 10 and 13), or Saint-François Xavier (line 13) potentially closed along the route for safety reasons.
A wide-ranging interprofessional mobilization
A Thursday, October 2 that could very well look like a « black Thursday ». And for good reason, the inter-union, made up of eight union organizations (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC,
CFTC, UNSA, FSU, and Solidaires) are calling to amplify the mobilization after a successful first mobilization just two weeks ago, followed by the unsuccessful discussions with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on September 24 at Matignon.Voir cette publication sur Instagram
Just a reminder: on September 18th, the demonstration brought together no less than 55,000 people in Paris (according to the police), and up to 1 million across France (according to the unions). Let's just say that this Thursday, the streets could get pretty loud. The agenda includes frozen salaries, overworked hospitals, struggling schools, and SNCF facing challenges, all sprinkled with a 2025 budget deemed "toxic" by the unions.
An explosive social context
To top it all off, add a pinch of vacuum of power (still no government appointed for... almost 3 weeks now) and a Weather forecast of bright sunshine (19°C and clear skies), and you have the perfect recipe for a very lively Thursday. From there to saying there will be more people in the streets than in offices, is just a small step...