Gérald Darmanin began, this Monday, July 20, to receive the police unions who exposed their grievances to him but now expect " acts " from the Minister of the Interior, against a background of unease within the police .
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In office for less than a fortnight, Gérald Darmanin, who has increased the number of trips and declarations of support for the police, welcomed to Place Beauvau for the second time the organizations representing the police, this time on a bilateral basis. . " We felt an open minister who wants to move very quickly, there will be no major reform, " commented the secretary general of Unit-SGP-FO, Yves Lefebvre.
" The will to do "
" There is the will to act but the unease has not subsided under the pretext that we had changed Minister of the Interior, " warned Fabien Vanhemelryck, Secretary General of Alliance. “ He seemed confident to us for budgetary decisions. From the start the words have been there, the actions must happen, ”continued the trade unionist.
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Yves Lefebvre insisted on compensation claims, in particular for “ night ” police officers , namely agents who work at night, but also on questions of advancement and career development. Yves Lefebvre also emphasized the shortages of staff within the CRS in charge of maintaining order, while a “ boiling ” social re-entry is looming .
Fabien Vanhemelryck has become more the spokesperson for social demands for the police, mutual funds or free transport and, the usual watchword at Alliance, a greater firmness of the criminal response. The two unions agreed on the lack of means from which the National Police suffers: real estate, vehicles, means of protection. “ The equipment is the minister's priority ,” noted Yves Lefebvre.
Budget " more consistent " 2021
The minister promised a “ bigger ” budget for 2021 and “ looks confident for future arbitrations, ” said Fabien Vanhemelryck. “ We told him to be careful not to miss out on his debut because the wait was great, ” added Fabien Vanhemelryck.
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The envelope of 75 million euros of additional appropriations to renew and green the fleet of vehicles of the police and the gendarmerie obtained Sunday, within the framework of the rectified budget project of 2020, is a " drop in the water compared to to the "misery" of the institution ", argued the boss of Alliance.
Gérald Darmanin was yet to receive the third union of peacekeepers, Unsa, then the representatives of the officers and commissioners. The minister and union representatives are scheduled to meet again in August.