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The proposal would have raised officer wages by 5.2% and added other financial incentives for hiring and retention
High crime and low staffing drove the city to accept 12-hour shifts when they had previously rejected them over safety concerns
The suspect’s “actions continue to pose a significant threat to law enforcement officers and the public,” wrote Robert Gaddy, president of the Durham Fraternal Order
Union workers are “disappointed” government would not agree to general salary raise, but still felt the negotiation was successful
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Sheriff Toby Shelley proposed phasing out department-specific patches, but the union says that would violate its collective bargaining agreement
The request comes after an arbitrator ruled that officers facing serious discipline should have a choice to have their case decided by a police board or a third party
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the sentence shows that “no one, not even high-ranking union bosses, is above the law”
East St. Louis owes the members more than $1 million in back pay, including active and retired officers or their surviving family members, the union said
NYC mayor announces new deals with 11 NYC labor unions, including officers with NYPD and corrections
The Uniformed Officers Coalition includes unions that represent correction officers, rank-and-file firefighters, and NYPD sergeants, captains and lieutenants
The Austin Police Association plans to take action against the city’s enforcement of “the illegal provisions”
“There are going to be scary times for the city,” said the union president about the continual decline of staffing
Troopers will no longer be assigned to cover Washoe County between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., beginning in June or July
The union released a statement critical of the “vanilla media release” from the department about an officer suffering multiple facial fractures
The union applauds the change in work schedules as way to give officers more time with their families
Capt. Javier Ortiz will work an administrative position directly under the chief and be awarded several months of back pay
One migrant at the Logan Square 14th District station was taken to the hospital for chickenpox, but was released and returned to the station later that day
If the council approves the ordinance, eligible members will receive $650 within 30 days of when the agreement goes into effect
A new contract increases pay, shortens salary step increases and extends a childcare reimbursement program
The move ends Portland’s status of being the largest municipal police agency in the nation without body-worn cameras
The union and 19 community groups are appealing to a federal judge to be heard before the city finalizes the Safehouse deal
The department has overhauled training and strengthened accountability, but trust from the community remains a challenge
On police staffing, Brandon Johnson has vowed to promote current officers to increase the number of detectives by 200
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The deal gives officers a compounded wage increase of 28.25% from 2017 to 2025 and pilots a new shift structure that will include fewer shifts, longer tours
The officers were part of a data dump by a watchdog group that made public the information of over 9,300 LEOs
The plan had surprised the union and even drew criticism from justice reformers
Board of Supervisors advance a plan that will keep more people out of jail even if they are convicted of misdemeanors and some felonies
Joanne Marian Segovia was arrested in an ongoing investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from abroad
The Los Angeles Police Protective League sued the owner over publishing officers’ photos and putting out a “bounty” on them
The union is focused on improving working conditions for female officers
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