Tag: collective bargaining agreement

  • Retaliation or officer accountability? Whitehall, Ohio police union and department dispute over officer termination

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    Discipline and officer appeal provisions in Whitehall’s police collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are at play in a dispute between the police department and union over the termination of a police officer.  The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Whitehall, Ohio, requested the mayor to investigate the termination of officer Enrique Ortega on July 5. The…

  • Seattle aims to enact new police CBA three years after expiration date

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    The Seattle City Council in Washington in January 2024 announced its intent to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) this year. The SPOG’s current CBA expired in 2020.  Police CBAs that have reached an expiration date are still viewed as being in effect until a new…