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The Autonomous Federation of Professional Firefighters and Specialised Administrative and Technical Staff (FA SPP-PATS) has condemned plans for mandatory jabs for some key workers and claimed the move “violates the constitution”. The union represents around 7,000 firemen and women and could begin action as early as next Monday.
The French President has outlined legislation to make it compulsory for staff in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes to be vaccinated.
Firefighters, certain soldiers, as well as professionals and volunteers working with the elderly will be required to be jabbed by the middle of September.
The French public also need to provide a health pass to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test to enter most public spaces.
The move was announced last month and triggered an initial surge in the uptake of the jab.
But it also sparked widespread demonstrations from some sections of the public.
A French constitutional court is due to rule on the legislation this week.
In a statement, the FA SPP-PATS said: “The bill relating to the management of the health crisis, which provides for in particular and under penalty the compulsory vaccination of firefighters, violates the constitution.”
André Goretti, spokesman of the union, said: “We will see what the Constitutional Council says and then we will decide on the follow-up.
Mr Macron added: “We have never suspended parliamentary life, and all restrictive measures have been passed by law.
“We are the only country which had so many parliamentary controls during the crisis. And they talk about dictatorship?
“The government responds to parliamentary commissions of inquiry, to the Court of Justice, to magistrates. Epidemiological data are public and daily. Be serious.”
Additional reporting by Maria Ortega
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