Several thousand firefighters demonstrated in Paris to demand an Olympic bonus | EUROtoday

Thousands of firefighters, supervised by giant numbers of regulation enforcement officers, marched on Thursday, May 16 afternoon within the streets of Paris, particularly to acquire a bonus for the Olympic Games. Nine unions had referred to as for a day of mobilization for this Thursday, with strike notices in France and a procession in Paris.

Having left the Place de la République, the demonstrators arrived below a deluge of cracking firecrackers and smoke bombs on the Place de la Nation, the place they displayed a banner “Suicide firefighters, SDIS culprits #Silence under my helmet”. ” It's finish. Now let's stop making noise, let's go back”launched a firefighter right into a megaphone to order the dissolution of the procession.

Some tensions arose earlier than the departure of the procession, when firefighters threw just a few giant firecrackers. The police intervened to extract some demonstrators. Asked about these tensions, the Paris police headquarters didn’t reply instantly.

Territorial skilled firefighters and workers from the departmental hearth and rescue providers (SDIS) are demanding extra hiring, applicable medical monitoring and a bonus for his or her involvement within the Paris Olympics.

“One of our immediate concerns is equality in treatment in relation to the Olympic bonus. We want to be treated like police officers and gendarmes”mentioned Sébastien Delavoux, union consultant of the CGT Sdis. “The police acquired bonuses starting from 1,500 to 1,900 euros. We ask the identical factor »continued the commerce unionist.