Overview
- An inter-union group representing staff at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget has announced a coordinated strike and plans a demonstration at the prefectural delegation to protest the change in clearance practice.
- Unions say security habilitations are now being refused after entries in the TAJ police database, including minor fines, old cases or identity checks, and that a lost habilitation immediately bars workers from restricted zones.
- Workers most exposed include baggage handlers and ground-assistance staff who often work for contractors, so refusal of a badge can remove their ability to do their job and lead to dismissal.
- The unions demand procedural safeguards, asking for a joint review commission to re-examine disputed files and for provisional badges to let employees work while legal questions are resolved.
- Unions trace the change to a tightening of rules since the appointment of a delegated prefect for airport security in summer 2024 and warn the shift raises both employment and operational risks for Paris’s airport platforms.