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Strikes come with notice
Industrial action is a normal feature of French public life rather than a crisis, and it is regulated. In the public sector a union must file a préavis, formal notice, several days ahead, so a strike is announced before it happens and can be planned around. Minimum service rules keep some trains and flights running, and operators publish the reduced schedule the evening before. The practical advice follows: before traveling, check the operator's own site rather than assuming, and leave a margin. Being caught out is usually a missed notice rather than bad luck.