The Alliance police union issues an ultimatum to Laurent Nuñez

The Alliance police union on Tuesday launched an ultimatum to Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez, demanding that he “officially” announce, “before the end of the week”, a 35% increase in the police risk premium, failing which it will initiate “an unprecedented national mobilization”.

The 35% increase in this ISSP bonus, called the “special police hardship bonus”, has been demanded by all the police unions for several months. Created in 1958, it is the result of the merger of risk and danger premiums. It is included in the calculation of the retirement pension of police officers.

Increasingly violent demonstrations

In its press release, Alliance highlights the current violent demonstrations facing law enforcement. “For weeks, our colleagues have endured violence of incredible brutality. Hit. Burned. Beaten up. Hospitalized. (...) The government is counting the injured, but still refuses to recognize the risk!” writes the union. The organization draws a parallel between the increase in the minimum wage announced by the Prime Minister on Monday and the fact that the police obtained nothing. “For the police officers who get smashed in the field? Nothing!” she protests.

Alliance, continues the union, “refuses to see our colleagues serve as human shields for a Republic which thanks them in words but forgets them in actions”. And added: “The government has until the end of the week. Not another day.” This Alliance threat comes in a climate of intense social anger since the start of the high school movement in mid-September to which other demands against the “high cost of living” and for purchasing power have been added. With the culmination of the day of mobilization of October 17 which turned into chaos, with violence, damage and looting throughout France.