A million people joined the Sept. 18 protest action aimed at stopping the French regime’s war on the workers. President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to increase the military budget by 150 billion euros in preparation for war with Russia. The military budget increase has created a deficit of 44 billion euros ($52 billion) in the 2026 national budget. Union federations mobilize Sept. 18. The group’s slogan was, “On Sept. 10, the struggle was in the streets, and on Sept. 18 and after, it will continue in the streets.”