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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monroe Police officers reject tentative contract.
The Monroe Police Department’s union for its patrol officers soundly rejected a tentative collective bargaining agreement Wednesday, Sept. 24, recently reached between the city and union representatives, said Detective Ken Parson, who represents the patrol officers. Sticking points in the three-year pact with the Ohio Patrolmen Benevolent Association are for paid vacation to match the city’s fire department, which gets four weeks for 10 years of service compared to patrol officers four weeks for 15 years of service; receiving some form of retroactive pay; and higher health insurance costs that non-union employees do not currently incur, Parson said. He said the union plans to talk with city officials to try and come to terms on these issues. Parson said if both sides are unable to iron out their differences then they would go to what is called a fact finder (an arbitrator) for non-binding arbitration. if that is unsuccessful then they would move onto conciliation or binding arbitration. In binding arbitration, he said the patrol officers union would have to accept what deal the arbitrator offers. The sergeants unit postponed its vote until Monday, Sept. 29, due to scheduling conflicts, Parson said.
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