As part of the professional elections in the national police to be held next December, 13 police unions announced at the end of September that they would join forces to form a majority "union bloc". Cédric Boyer, national delegate of the Alliance Police Nationale union, in charge of the Overseas Territories, was in Saint-Martin last Friday.
The opportunity for him to exchange with the Border Police (PAF) which employs 65 people, all services combined (OFAST, Anti-Narcotics Office and Territorial Intelligence). Note that in Saint-Martin, the National Police is only represented by the Border Police.
When he came to the island, Cédric Boyer was also received at the prefecture with a delegation from the National Police. "I would like to thank the prefect, Vincent Berton, for having listened to us", emphasizes Cédric Boyer. “We discussed several subjects with him, in particular security on the island, maintaining the workforce (even increasing them), having additional means to fight effectively against trafficking (narcotics, weapons, etc.). The prefect also announced to us that the administrative detention center will move to the future administrative city which should emerge from the ground before 2025. Which is good news for colleagues who will be able to work in better conditions”.
Many files on the table...
Before the start of the professional elections which will be held from December 1 to 8, the new "trade union bloc" which represents nearly 70% of the national police force has announced that it wants to address several issues, in particular the recognition of hardship and the dangerousness of the police profession in the context of the pension reform. The unions also want to negotiate an increase in the so-called special hardship allowance (ISSP) – called among police officers the “risk premium” – for active police officers, as well as the creation of a similar allowance for administrative and technical staff. and specialized. In addition, this new common list calls for the application of minimum sentences against the aggressors of the police. _AF
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