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Demonstration of municipal police officers: “We too deserve a rise in category” within the public service, demands Gerlove Yokota, president of the ANCTS.
After the farmers’ crisis, the municipal police in turn expressed their anger. Guest of 12/13 info, Gerlove Yokota, president of the National Association of Territorial Security Executives, discusses the demands of the demonstrators. – (franceinfo)
After the farmers’ crisis, the municipal police in turn expressed their anger. Guest of 12/13 info, Gerlove Yokota, president of the National Association of Territorial Security Executives, discusses the demands of the demonstrators.
Police officers are called to demonstrate on Saturday February 3 in front of the prefectures. “Today’s municipal police force is no longer that of the 1980s or 1990s: it has earned its reputation for quite some time.“, says Gerlove Yokota, president of the National Association of Territorial Security Executives. Head of department at the municipal police of Saint-Gratien (Val-d’Oise), he judges that the police have shown their effectiveness on several occasions and responds to new missions.
Better salaries
Municipal police officers are demanding an increase in their pensions and wish to receive the same treatment as national police officers. “The national police also have a police bonus, which is counted in the pension and this is not the case for the municipal police“, deplores Gerlove Yokota. “We too deserve a move up in category” of the public service, in order to obtain better salaries, he demands.
