US EditionBrussels Faces New Year's Strain with 200 Firefighters Striking
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Around 200 firefighters from Brussels gathered on Wednesday to denounce the chronic understaffing of the SIAMU and to call for a reduction of hours. ...
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Brussels faces New Year's strain with 200 firefighters striking
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Brussels faces New Year’s challenges with 200 firefighters on strike, police banning scooters, icy roads warning, over 1,000 scooter accidents, Yves De Vogelaere and Rudi Vervoort involved in emergency response. As HLN News reported, Brussels… Read more Continue reading Brussels faces New Year’s strain with 200 firefighters striking at Brussels Morning Newspaper.
A large number of Brussels firefighters, who temporarily stopped work on Wednesday to protest staff shortages, will remain on strike until at least Thursday. Belga news agency reported this, citing a union secretary. Due to the tight schedules, the Red Cross and fire stations in the region have been asked to assist on New Year's Eve.
Around 200 firefighters gathered on Wednesday at the mid-day on the esplanade behind the Column of Congress to denounce the structural shortage of personnel in the Fire and Emergency Medical Aid Service (SIAMU) and to demand immediate relief of hours, pending a reinforcement of the framework, which they consider insufficient by about 200 agents. The action is carried out at the call of the common union front. According to the trade unions, almos…
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