Ground-handling and passenger-service staff at Roland-Garros Airport (RUN) on the French overseas island of La Réunion will walk out from 1 May after wage talks collapsed, according to an alert published 29 April by StrikeTracker and local media Freedom.fr. The inter-union coalition CGTR-CFDT-SAFPTR is demanding salary increases, a one-off bonus and revised shift patterns. Although the stoppage is labelled ‘minor,’ unions say it is unlimited in duration and could disrupt baggage handling, check-in and aircraft maintenance. Airlines serving RUN—including Air France, Air Austral and Corsair—plan to operate flights but warn of longer turnaround times and potential delays, especially over the busy Labour-Day weekend. For global-mobility programmes, the strike is a timely reminder that France’s overseas departments are integral to workforce planning. La Réunion hosts renewable-energy, agribusiness and telecom projects that rely on regular mainland links. Employers with staff transiting via Paris–RUN services should build buffer days into assignment schedules and advise travellers to pack essentials in carry-on luggage in case of delayed baggage delivery. If the dispute drags on, contingency measures such as chartering supplementary freight space for high-value goods or rerouting via Mauritius (MRU) may be necessary. Negotiations are expected to resume early next week, but no mediated settlement has yet been scheduled.
Source: StrikeTracker
