Police officers and members of other security forces they are planning a protest in front of the Government Office for at least a week, it should start on September 16. According to the chairman of the Union of Security Forces (UBS), the reason is Aleš Lehký failure to fulfill promises regarding salary increases and a generally bad situation. According to him, the unions want to prevent a lot of people from leaving the congregations.
The Austrian understands that expectations were higher, but at the same time respects the economic reality. According to him, the government is offering for the first time a guarantee that salaries will increase for three years in a row. “I offer five percent to the volume in 2025, five percent to the volume in 2026 and five percent to the volume in 2027,” he said. According to him, predictability and an increase of 15 percent in three years is more important than the specific amount for next year.
Minister he has no problem going to the protest site and discussing with the trade unionists, but he doesn’t want it to serve as a motivation for them to come there. “I will go to their trade union meeting, police meeting. But I don’t think it has to be in the square in front of the government,” he said. According to him, the protest is taking place at a time when he sent a clear message guaranteeing predictability in the next three years.
“Then it seems to me, if it is no longer some kind of plan, the expression of some political opinion, which police officers should not do,” he said. According to him, the protest is announced at a time when the budget of the Ministry of the Interior is higher than it has ever been. Next year, according to the first proposal, the office should manage a budget of 105 billion crowns, which is roughly 5.5 billion more than this year.
“What could be won during consolidation, I won and I still give them some perspective. I am sending this message to the police. If they protest, I will tell them personally, but in the context of the government’s promise, I don’t quite understand it,” added the Austrian.
