On the next day the force of the police in front of the CRS barracks of Vélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines firefighters were on the streets this Friday. A large majority of the department’s 1,500 firefighters demonstrated in Versailles.
The movement initiated around 11 a.m., under the gaze of a strong police presence, crossed the city-Prefecture before a delegation was received at the Prefecture. The long procession took a break around 1:30 p.m. to simulate the future passage of the Olympic flame and its extinction by a firefighter. An extreme scenario envisaged to assert their rights as the Paris 2024 Olympics approach.
Equity between salaries and working time
“We first ask for equity between our salaries and our working time,” explains Jérémy Courtel, deputy secretary general of the SPP-PATS Autonomous Federation. We also ask that the fact that many of our missions are not our responsibility be taken into account. Our sovereign missions are emergency assistance to people, fire, road rescue and the protection of property and people. Very often, our vehicles are requisitioned by the Samu for “bobology” transport and to respond to the problem of medical desertification. We want the situation to be clarified. »
“We already have a deprivation of our leave during the period (of the Games)”
Ditto for the next summer period and the organization of the Paris Olympic Games. With four competition sites in the department (horse riding in Versailles, mountain biking in Elancourt, golf in Guyancourt and BMX and track cycling in Montigny-le-Bretonneux), to which must be added the passage of the marathon and online road cycling races, the Yvelines firefighters will be on all fronts.
“We already have a deprivation of our leave over the period, so we want to discuss an Olympic bonus. The police got it yesterday (Editor’s note: Thursday), but nothing for us. We are given the possibility of receiving one but we are referred to the Department which is our payer. » According to the trade unionist, its president (LR) Pierre Bédier would not be opposed to it provided that the State puts its hand in the wallet…
“We want to be treated like the others,” summarizes Rachid, chief warrant officer in the Versailles sector. The police and other security personnel were promised a bonus of 1,900 euros, we don’t want to be forgotten by the Games! »
At the end of the afternoon, a delegation of firefighters was received by the new prefect of Yvelines, Frédéric Rose and a representative of the Department.
