PARIS (AP) — A French police labor union is urging the government to invest in rebuilding the country's police forces while calling for a work slowdown to protest planned cuts in the national police budget.
The Alliance union said on Monday that French lawmakers are set to vote on 62 million euros ($70 million) in budget cuts this week that "will once again result in downgraded work conditions," if approved.
The union is encouraging police forces to stay inside their stations on Wednesday and only to respond to emergency calls.
Alliance says French lawmakers should vote against the government's 2019 budget and warns "that other actions will be implemented" if President Emmanuel Macron "does not quickly announce a Marshall Plan for the national police."
