Paris RATP unlimited strike continues into late October, low-level disruption on metro and RER lines

Strike Tracker’s daily update for 21 October lists an “unlimited” industrial action by CGT-RATP employees that began on 28 September and continues with low impact across the Île-de-France network. While minimum-service agreements keep peak-hour frequencies above 70 %, off-peak intervals on several metro lines have stretched to 5–7 minutes and some evening bus routes are curtailed. The walk-out, driven by wage-indexation and staffing concerns, coincides with the government’s curfew measures, compounding mobility challenges for business travellers needing to cross police perimeters before 21:00. Eurostar and TGV services are unaffected, but travellers connecting at Gare du Nord or Châtelet-Les Halles should allow extra time or consider taxis, which face dense traffic due to diverted bus lanes. RATP management says talks with unions will resume on 23 October; until then the operator publishes a 24-hour forecast at 17:00 daily. Mobility managers should subscribe to RATP alerts and, where possible, schedule meetings outside morning rush hours to avoid platform crowding. Employers reimbursing public-transport passes may face additional taxi receipts; finance teams are advised to clarify expense-policy thresholds during the ongoing action.