Paris Olympic opening ceremony thrown into chaos amid strike threat

“We regret to have to announce filing a strike notice for the show on July 26 as well as for the upcoming rehearsals for the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games” on August 28, the union said in a statement.

It said it had “alerted” Paname24, the executive producer of the ceremonies, several times about contractual practices not in accordance with the collective agreement.

“We also highlighted outrageous disparities in treatment as well as an absence of social dialogue during preparations for the ceremonies,” the union added.

Asked by AFP, a member of the SFA-CGT union suggested that around “250 to 300 professional dancers” of the 3,000 signed up for the Olympics “were recruited under shameful (financial) conditions”.