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December 3, 2010 in City
City, guild negotiating concessions
Tags:budget cutsbudgetslayoffsMary Vernerpublic safetySpokane Police DepartmentSpokane Police GuildTed Danek
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner said her staff was continuing to meet late Thursday with the Spokane Police Guild on a proposed concession agreement to prevent at least some of the layoffs planned in the Spokane Police Department.
Verner turned down a guild concession plan last week, but the union submitted a new one Wednesday.
City Administrator Ted Danek said late Wednesday that the plan was an improvement over the earlier plan.
“I am very encouraged that we’re going to have a workable proposal that the Police Guild will vote on,” he said
The City Council is expected to approve a budget as early as Dec. 13. Without a deal, 35 guild members will lose their jobs on Christmas.
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lewis8457 on December 03 at 7:38 a.m.
if they cant come half way the hell with the lot of them. start laying them off then we will see if the guild wants to belly up to the table.
They think they are too important, all you guys can be replaced. With the high unemployment we have enough people to fill the vacancies, plus in stead of all the training they rarely use we just need people who most importantly obey the laws they are enforcing.
and even though I hate drug tests we need to give them all drug tests preemployment and random. Not only for drugs but alcohol too. We need police we know are upholding the law not just against us but themselves too.
I think the guild needs disbanded they are the Mafia of this town, and in order to get back to the society we want we need to make them toe the line or get out period.
Verner makes them stronger by bowing before them pleading with them to do the right thing. They probably get a big chuckle from that one.
misjustice on December 03 at 7:44 a.m.
Just cut to the chase and lay ‘em off.
They’ll never agree to give backs which will amount to anything. Look at the firefighters concessions; we still do not have a total figure of what their concessions add up to in savings. That’s because the deal is a wash = no real savings.
I appreciate the “gesture” of the firefighters but the math doesn’t add up to true cost savings.
Jon on December 03 at 8:17 a.m.
Another comment from Lewis who is talking out his you know what. How about we wait for the facts!?
liarsinnews on December 03 at 12:25 p.m.
misjustice: I love it when I can agree with you. In your post you said a mouth full. I agree.
cryssT on December 03 at 1:06 p.m.
too bad early retirement is not a consideration or job sharing is not a consideration. that would go a long way to keeping the officers who are younger with lower seniority employed.
Coffee on December 03 at 2:03 p.m.
Here is an idea, lay them off then sub out all low priority law in enforcement to a rent a cop company. You should be-able to get 3 rent a cops for what you are paying a full time officer and you are not on the hook for retirement either.
eagleproducer on December 03 at 9:28 p.m.
coffee: I’ll go ya one better: Outsource the work overseas!
Coffee on December 04 at 9:27 a.m.
spoketucky: that is not a half bad idea. I would suggest we get a company from England or Ireland they tend to make their arrests without the use of deadly force.