Police and Civil Guards stand up to Interior with an indefinite sit-in for their pensions: "We have been almost a year of meetings and promises"

Several unions of the National Police and professional associations of the Civil Guard announced this Tuesday a peaceful and indefinite sit-in at the Ministry of Interior to demand an improvement in their retirement conditions. The decision comes after the organizations declared negotiations with the Secretary of State for Security to have failed.

"We have had almost a year of meetings and promises; we need concrete commitments and solutions," they stated in a press release. The representatives also encouraged other agents stationed in Madrid to join the mobilization peacefully. The protest is supported by police unions SUP, Jupol, and UFP, in addition to the professional associations of the Civil Guard AUGC, Jucil, AEGC, ASES-GC, and Unión de Cabos.

The conflict occurs in the midst of preparations for the general elections on November 29. The organizations have been demanding for weeks that the Ministry close the negotiation to improve early retirement and prevent the process from being paralyzed by the electoral call. According to unions and associations, in the meeting held this Tuesday with the Secretary of State for Security, Aina Calvo, the Administration informed them that it could not meet their demands due to the call for elections.

What police officers and civil guards are asking for their retirement

The main demand of the organizations is to improve the pensions of national police officers and civil guards to equate them with those of other regional and local police forces. The objective is that the economic conditions at the end of their working life take into account the particularities and risks of these professions.

The negotiation had made progress in September. After the meeting of the technical table on the 23rd, several unions positively valued a proposal from the Interior to improve the calculation of pensions. The estimates released then placed the annual amount for group C1 at around 39,000 euros, while group A2 could reach the maximum pension, according to the applicable contribution regime. Europa Press reported on these advances.

However, the organizations maintain that there is still no definitive agreement. Jupol and Jucil have asked to avoid "triumphalism" and have insisted that their objective is to establish a minimum annual pension of around 39,000 euros for agents in group C1. The Federal Police Union (UFP) also favorably valued the Administration's proposal, although it considered the proposed amount insufficient. "There is progress but there is still no agreement," the union said.

The electoral call increases pressure on the Interior

Unions and professional associations fear that the dissolution of the Cortes and the upcoming elections will delay the approval of measures they have been negotiating for months. For this reason, they have demanded that any commitment have legal backing and translate into effective changes. Jupol and Jucil had already asked to bring forward the meeting with the Secretary of State for Security to address their demands before the elections. Among their proposals are an improvement in pensions, the recognition of periods contributed in group C2 for retirement purposes, and the retroactive application of improvements from January 1, 2026. Both organizations detailed their demands in a statement.

With the announcement of the confinement, representatives of the National Police and the Civil Guard are increasing pressure on the Ministry of Interior to ensure that negotiations translate into concrete measures. For now, the organizations are demanding a solution that guarantees a dignified retirement and prevents their demands from being pending after the general elections.