Lawyers gather on the stairs of Paris court house on January 26, 2018 during a demonstration to draw attention on the deterioration of living conditions in jail due to the strike of prison guards. / AFP / JACQUES DEMARTHON
PARIS, The largest of three French prison guard unions spearheading a nationwide strike said on Friday it would accept a government proposal on better pay and staff safety.
The UFAP-Unsa union said its acceptance would end picketing and work stoppages by its members. Two other labour unions have rejected the government offer of more hires, pay bonuses and measures to better contain inmate violence.
President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure to bring an end to industrial action, sparked by inmate attacks on guards, as tension among prisoners rises in France's crowded jails.
