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deal reached in alleged sickout From the Advocate, January 11, 2007 Thin crop
steps up to Blue line From the The NYPD has hired only 1,148 cops
for its latest "We have not reached the goal," Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly conceded after the class was sworn in yesterday at Kelly blamed the city's puny starting annual wage of $25,100 for
crippling efforts to hire the 2,088 recruits needed. "No one becomes a cop to become rich," Kelly said,
"but you have to at least be able to survive." Mayor Bloomberg had wanted to hike the NYPD roster by 800
officers to 37,838, the first increase in a decade. The incoming class will
barely cover retirements and attrition. Kelly said he was optimistic the city and the largest police
union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, could craft a new contract
with higher starting salaries - through negotiations or binding arbitration -
before the next academy class in July. The last pact expired in July 2004. The PBA, however, has rejected a list
of arbitrators, contending two men on the list were biased and had awarded 0%
raises in the past. If the union continues to question the process, the Bloomberg administration's choice to chair the panel could
automatically get the job, sources said. Recruits sworn in yesterday noted that NYPD salary, benefits and
overtime pay would improve over the years. "There's more to a career than just the pay," said
Samuel Fagin, 29, a lawyer who left a civil practice to join Fagin said he had always wanted to be a cop, a goal reinforced
by volunteering for more than a year as an auxiliary officer in the 20th
Precinct on the upper Another lawyer, Kerry O'Connor, decided police work would be
more rewarding. "I was a lawyer for two years, two months and aday or two," she said, rattling off the time like a
prison sentence. "As you can tell, it was not forme."
City and
Police From The Norwalk Citizen, January 4, 2007 Having failed last month to reach an agreement on a contract for
police, the city and the union have begun the arbitration process, according
to Personnel Director Jim Haselkamp on Tuesday. Under the binding arbitration process, a three-person panel
hears evidence from both sides on each issue in the contract. Haselkamp explained. "Each side puts in an offer,
issue by issue, and the panel picks either the union's
or the city's." The process is expected to begin in late February or
early March, and is likely to take several months, according to Haselkamp. The panel is made up of a neutral arbitrator
and two advocates one for the city and one for the union, said Haselkamp. He noted that Larry Foy would serve as the
neutral arbitrator while attorney John Romanow
would represent the city. On Tuesday, President Marc Lepore
said his union's representative would be Jim Howell, executive director of
the Connecticut Council of Police Unions AFL-CIO 15. According to Haselkamp, both sides would also be represented by an
attorney who would present evidence and negotiate on their behalf to the
arbitration panel. Bob Murray will represent the union and Saranne Murray of Shipman & Goodwin LLC, will
represent the city, said Haselkamp. Haselkamp said state
law dictates that police officers continue to work under their old contract
which expired on June 30 until a new one is agreed upon. Haselkamp,
Police Chief Harry Rilling, and union president
Sgt. Marc Lepore all refused to disclose the
specific terms of the latest proposed contract, which was rejected by the union
on Dec. 20. "From my perspective, we were very disappointed in the
rejection of the contract," said Haselkamp.
"I think we were surprised at the rejection because it was a good
contract for [the union]. I think both parties achieved some of their objectives.
The types of increases we were giving we believed were competitive and
fair." He added, "I've had some discussions with the mayor and he
shares those sentiments." On Dec. 29, Rilling also expressed
disappointment at the rejection. "I hope that eventually both sides can
come to an agreement because it's never a good thing when two parties
disagree on something like this. I'm just hoping it gets resolved." According to Lepore, the union
represents 170 police officers. Stalled WPD Contract Negotiations The Wichita Fraternal Order of Police plan to protest Friday at
City Hall. The FOP are in stalled contract
negotiations with the city and hope to gather public support for their cause. On Thursday, city officials spoke about the negotiations to also
garner support. City officials say they can't afford union demands. "The city would have to decide whether to raise taxes or
reduce spending," said City Manager George Kolb. "That could
include a reduction in the police department." The police union is asking for a 6 percent raise. The city is
offering 2 percent. Kolb says anything more puts the city at financial risk.
The city says it will cost 25 million dollars over three years. "The proposal will put us in jeopardy," said Kolb. But union leaders say they don't know where the city came up
with those figures. "I don't know what math they're using but it's nothing that
I've ever seen in a school," said Sgt. Chester Pinkston, FOP President. Pinkston says the city is using scare tactics to get their way.
They say the city did the same thing during contract negotiations in 2004. "At that time, Kolb specifically said if he gave police
officers a 3 percent raise he'd have to lay off 30 officers and cut city
services," said Pinkston. "I want to point out at no time 30
officers have been laid off not even one officer has been laid off. To the
best of my knowledge no city services have been cut." The current police contract runs out Friday at midnight. Proposed
contract would make local cops some of highest paid From the Sun-News, January 5, 2007 The highlights of a tentative three-year agreement between the
city and the Las Cruces Police Officers Association includes an incremental
10.5 percent pay raise over the next two years, with an additional 3.5
percent hike upon approval of the contract by City Council. Additionally, it
calls for a 3.5 percent increase for city codes officers, animal control
officers, transport officers, and evidence and The contract includes a provision that city officials and
association representatives will meet in the fall of 2008 to determine if
salaries for the third year of the agreement need to be adjusted. "These increases continue our (city's) favorable position
regarding salaries paid to public safety personnel in the state," said
Andre Moquin, the city's director of human
resources. Officer Bill Standridge, police
officers association president, said it is "a very good contract"
that will go to City Council for approval on Jan. 16. "There are a lot of good benefits that have been
added," Standridge said. "Those include
additional health and safety benefits, and burial benefits. ŠThis should put us right about the top of the state for
salaries and benefits." If an officer is killed in the line of duty, the city would pay
all funeral expenses. The city would also pick up any co-pay costs officers,
and their families, could incur for vaccines after being exposed to diseases
such as hepatitis or tuberculosis. A $1,200 annual clothing allowance would help police
investigators pay for coats, ties, slacks and shoes
they wear while on duty. Currently investigators pay the entire cost of dress
clothes they use on the job. "Other amendments include additional pay for bilingual
officers, certified animal control officers and senior patrol officers,"
City Manager Terrence Moore said. "Such provisions will also aid in our
efforts to continue recruiting future professionals interested in law
enforcement service in our community, employee retention, as well as to maintain
our statewide competitive position." The contract also includes a provision that enables the city and
the police union to negotiate salary adjustments for the third year of the
contract. "This will let us sit down and talk about economics for
that third year," Standridge said.
"Nobody knows what the economy might look like three years from now, so
this will be beneficial for both sides." Carla Montoya, a "Nobody can really pay police enough for what they and
their families have to go through," Montoya said. "But this sounds about as good as the city can make it for
police." Moquin said
contract negotiations didn't hit any snags. "The process was swift compared to previous negotiations,
with lively debates yielding what I believe to be a fair, workable agreement
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