Key City Panel Endorses Proposed Police Union Contract
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A proposed eight-year deal with the city’s police union is one step closer to approval.
A key City Council Committee has unanimously endorsed a proposed eight-year deal with the city’s police union that would give the city’s more than 11,000 officers annual average raises of approximately 2.5% — while imposing new rules on officers suspected of misconduct. WTTW News reporter Heather Cherone has the latest.
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Key City Panel Endorses Proposed Police Union Contract
Clip: 9/7/2021 | 3m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
A key City Council Committee has unanimously endorsed a proposed eight-year deal with the city’s police union that would give the city’s more than 11,000 officers annual average raises of approximately 2.5% — while imposing new rules on officers suspected of misconduct. WTTW News reporter Heather Cherone has the latest.
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