Option Night, a national union officers working at night, on Friday called for "
unlimited activities
" on the entire territory to express the "
malaise stretching
" in "
nuiteux
" and demand better conditions job.
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Option Nuit hardens its movement, which had resumed in several cities since the start of the school year.
He did not appreciate being kept out of a meeting in mid-September between unions and the police leadership on the reform of night work.
"
Our demands are only intended to obtain the means necessary for the exercise of our profession - to be at the service of the population - and to remunerate night work at its fair value
", indicated in a
press
release. union, created in June in Montpellier and claiming nearly 14,000 members.
"
Since 2001, the hourly rate of our compensation for normal night work has been set at 17 euro cents, the hourly rate of the special increase for intensive work at 80 cents
", he explained, asking in particular "
a significant increase
”in the value of night hours and“
a specific loyalty bonus
”.
"Maximum risk, recognition 0"
“
Not a day goes by without one of us being assaulted.
"
A 'night person' loses compared to other professions, five to seven years of life expectancy,
" according to Option Nuit.
"
Maximum risk, recognition 0
", still believes the union, deploring that its supervisory ministry "
does not agree to take the measure of the situation
".
Joined Wednesday by AFP, the assistant secretary general of Option Nuit, Guillaume Neau, warned that the discomfort of the night police had "
reached the maximum
" tolerated, "
after a first alert in 2016 and mobilizations in 2019
".
In Lyon, at least three rallies, including one overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, have taken place since the start of the school year, bringing together 30 to 40 night police each time.
Last weekend in Grenoble, they gave up on patrols and initiative actions to ensure only emergency missions.
Parisian police officers also gathered in front of the Opéra Garnier on the night from Sunday to Monday.
At the end of July, President Macron announced the payment of a "
specific allowance
" for the night police, for a total amount of 10 million euros, an envelope planned for 2021. "
Insufficient
", according to Option Nuit.