Judge: Detroit does not have to bargain with police union

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit News

July 9, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Judge: Detroit does not have to bargain with police union
By Karen Bouffard
Detroit News Lansing Bureau


Lansing— The city of Detroit is not required to bargain with the Detroit Police Officers Association, whose contract expired June 30, a judge ruled Monday.

The ruling by Ingham County Circuit Judge Paula Manderfield means the union's 2,130 members have no idea how much they are being paid. A different judge last week ordered the city to continue paying police officers under terms of their old contract until Monday's hearing, but that injunction was lifted Monday.

"The city has not revealed their terms of employment," association President Joe Duncan said when asked if the city has offered a labor agreement for police. "You'd have to ask the city that."

Manderfield said forcing Detroit into binding arbitration could hinder the city's economic recovery.



Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120709/METRO01/207090416#ixzz20Ab7RehP

[DontTreadOnMe]

1. Good

Maybe the Police Unions need to feel the same pain as the rest of the middle class workers in America. The Police Union Members need a wake up call to realize who are the ones screwing over Unions in this country. I am tired of most police employees voicing conservative talking points, especially at Occupy Demonstrations.

[Bozita]

2. Every cop in this country should see this toon...

[russspeakeasy]

5. The problem is, even if they do figure it out, they will point

their finger at "hopeless liberals".
(the finger without a doughnut on it).

[EmeraldCityGrl]

9. +1000

[Dawson Leery]

3. It's about time.

Let the goombas see what it is like to live on minimal means.
Take a look at how much coppers are paid in Nassau County, NY. Their union is horrifically corrupt and does not give a damn less
about any other working class people.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002922733

[HankyDub]

4. it's almost robocop time

I'll buy that for a dollar!

[permatex]

6. Robo Cop

Now there was a great movie.
Wonder what ever happened to Peter Weller?

[FarCenter]

7. Tentative deal with Detroit Police unions lifts Bing's efforts to avert emergency manager

http://www.freep.com/article/20120210/NEWS01/120210041/Bing-announces-tentative-deal-with-Detroit-Police-unions

Wouldn't the city just implement the deal reached in February?

[Dustlawyer]

8. Maybe they should join Occupy Detroit! All cops should know their time is coming too!

[may3rd]

10. Scranton would put them at minimum wage like all the rest of their city workers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014163034

[0rganism]

11. Clearly, someone gave Detroit a great deal on some of these...

I had a sinking feeling when I saw it that Robocop was a prescient film.