The action started at 7 a.m. and is expected to continue throughout the morning, the union official said.
The unions denounce the fact that the government has not kept its word. The police are unhappy that the pay deal has not been implemented as agreed and that the end-of-career arrangement scheme is to be scrapped even faster than expected. The police also criticize a general lack of respect. At the end of November, 12,000 officers took to the streets of Brussels to protest.
“All we want is to sit around the table and find a solution,” said Medo. “Basically, the police are being taken on a boat”, he regretted.
The Brussels-Capital Ixelles police had warned Monday evening via the social network Twitter that a demonstration will cross Brussels on Tuesday and that traffic jams were to be expected from the morning. The police recommend avoiding the city center, the area around Central Station, rue de la Loi, the Arts-Loi crossroads and the Petite Ceinture (R20).
