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Covid-19: anger roars among firefighters

2021-08-04T18:11:06.217Z


The vaccination obligation and the lack of staff in the face of the multiplication of their missions create strong tensions.


Tensions are mounting within the fire stations.

The first reason for the dispute, common to the whole country, concerns the vaccination obligation linked to the health pass.

While teachers or police may have escaped it, the 260,000 firefighters must have received their first injection by September 15.

Unless the Constitutional Council, which is due to vote on Thursday, retires certain points in the text relating to the management of the health crisis, a law which is due to come into force next Monday.

Without waiting, one of the main unions of French professional firefighters, the FA SPP-PATS, has just given notice of an indefinite national strike from Friday.

"The bill, which provides in particular, and under pain of penalties, the vaccination obligation for firefighters, violates the Constitution"

, indignant the Autonomous Federation of professional firefighters and administrative and technical staff specialized.

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Source: lefigaro

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