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Palisades Park, Police Union Reach Agreement
September, 2010
PALISADES PARK — The borough and police union agreed Wednesday to a new contract with a 6...

Vineland Police Save Jobs, Give Concessions
September, 2010
VINELAND -- The city's police union agreed Thursday night to take a concession that will...

Carney's Point PD Settles 2-Year Contract
September, 2010
A two-year police contract was approved here at the most recent township committee meeting, ...

Mixed Arbitration Award for Rumson PD:  Good Raises but Officers Must Pay 10% of Health Insurance
August, 2010
For nearly four years, Rumson officials and its police union have been at loggerheads on a...

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Review Resumes of New Jersey Arbitrators Here, you can read the resumes of arbitrators used by PERC.  This is a good place to begin researching arbitrators, but you want to make sure you review actual decisions as well.
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Rutherford Police, Council in Bitter Standoff
August, 2010
An agreement between the police officer’s union and the Borough of Rutherford has fallen...

South Brunswick Officers Give Up Overtime to Save Costs
August, 2010
As municipal leaders continue looking for ways to cut the proposed municipal budget, the...

Vineland Police Accept Concessions to Save Jobs
August, 2010
The city's police union agreed Tuesday to a list of concessions that are designed to avoid a...

Parsippany Settles Contract
August, 2010
The Parsippany Council approved contracts with two of the township’s unions last week...

Ewing Police Unions Sue to Stop Layoffs Claiming Extortion
August, 2010
EWING — Ewing PBA Local 111 and the Superior Officers Association — which represent ...

Franklin Lakes Chief Steps Down to Become First Public Safety Director
July, 2010
FRANKLIN LAKES — The borough’s top cop is set to hang up his holster but is expected to remain top gun.

Clifton Officers Settle Contract
June, 2010
CLIFTON – On Tuesday night, the City Council agreed to give its Police Department's rank and..

Moorestown Settles Contract
June, 2010
Concessions taken by township police officers were formalized last week after Council...

City of Summit, PBA at a Standoff
June, 2010
SUMMIT — Overtures have been made by both sides in negotiations between the City of...

Paramus Police Give up Raises
June, 2010
PARAMUS — The police union has agreed to forgo raises this year to avoid the large layoffs and...

Evesham Police Okay 12-Hour Shifts
June, 2010
EVESHAM — Over the past three years, township police officers have pushed to lengthen.....

Princeton Twp. Still in Contract Talks
June, 2010
Negotiations between the Township Committee and police union continued this week as the committee...

Red Bank Police Agree to Furloughs
June, 2010
Following more than an hour of closed-session talks over negotiations, the Red Bank Borough Council voted...

Haddonfield Celebrates New Police Contract
May, 2010
The Haddonfield Borough Commission unanimously authorized a new contract with its police department this...

Morristown Police, Fire Consider Wage Freezes to Avoid Layoffs
April, 2010
MORRISTOWN — Local police and fire union officials said on Monday that they are considering wage...

Hoboken Council Votes Down Police Union Contract Terms
March, 2010
The Hoboken City Council had the authority Wednesday night to finalize the police union...

Middlesex Borough Settles Contract
March, 2010
MIDDLESEX BOROUGH — The Borough Council has approved a new contract with the police ...

Paramus to Appeal Arbitrator's Award of 4% Each Year for Four Years
March, 2010
The Paramus Council voted to appeal a recent decision that awarded the Paramus Police ...

Norwood Negotiation Headed for Arbitration
February, 2010

NORWOOD — After months of unsuccessful police contract talks, the Policemen’s Benevolent...

Woodcliff Lake Police at Odds Over New Hire Salary
February, 2010
WOODCLIFF LAKE – In the wake of last year’s retirement of Lt. Bruce Conway and the...

Passaic Sheriff Officers See Pay Hikes After Salary Freeze is Lifted
February, 2010
A one-year freeze on promotions in the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department has been lifted,...

3 Years, No Contract in Wyckoff
February, 2010
Wyckoff — The Township Committee is holding a special closed session at 1:30 p.m. today,...

Plainsboro Settles Contract  February, 2010
PLAINSBORO — Township officials say they plan to work on new three-year contracts for dispatchers...

North Haledon Signs 5-Year Contract at 0%, 0%, 4%, 4%, 4%,   January, 2010
North Haledon — Police officers won't see a raise until 2011.  The Policemen's Benevolent...

Conflict Leads to New Arbitrator in Nutley  January, 2010
The ongoing arbitration to settle the salaries for the Nutley Police Department has been ...

Ramsey Officers Settle Contract  January, 2010
RAMSEY — The police union and borough have lifted the deadlock in three years of negotiations by...

Boonton Gets 2-Year Contract, 3.75% Each Year    November, 2009
BOONTON TWP. - The township will save at least $10,000 in health insurance costs for its...

Town Wants Concessions from Englishtown Officers   November, 2009
ENGLISHTOWN — A Heritage Drive resident told the Borough Council that a recent experience with...

Red Bank Settles Contract: Two Year, 3% Each Year    September, 2009
Borough officials Tuesday night approved a tentative contract with the local police union calling for 3...

Citizen: Interlaken Wasting Money on Police    September, 2009
I recently reviewed the Interlaken police chief's contract and was astounded at the ludicrous terms negotiated...

Audubon Still Fighting for Police Contract  September, 2009
The Borough of Audubon made a final effort to recover a lost police contract with Audubon Park last...

Bernardsville Police Renewing Contract Talks  August, 2009
BERNARDSVILLE — Seven months into 2009, borough police are again in the position of working without...

Somerset Sheriffs Still Without Contract  August, 2009
SOMERVILLE — Somerset County and the union representing rank-and-file sheriff's officers remain...

Maplewood Police Settle Contract  July, 2009
Following a two-and-a-half year struggle, Maplewood Township and the police unions are finally nearing an...

Clinton Twp. Officers Settle Contract  July, 2009
CLINTON TWP. -- Officials awarded raises to township employees last night, but it...

E. Rutherford Officers Get 4-Year Extension of Current Contract  June, 2009
Borough police and the governing body have guaranteed four years of labor peace with...

Carlstadt Gets Two 3%'s, Two 4%'s  July, 2009
Amid a budget storm that at one point had a 22-percent hike in municipal taxes on the table,...

Princeton Cops Get Two-Year Contract  May, 2009
PRINCETON BOROUGH -- Police officers and sergeants here will receive retroactive 3.75...

Collingswood Mayor Says Deal Coming on Police, Woodlynne  May, 2009
The police layoffs in Collingswood and the brouhaha over police coverage in ...'

Overtime, Manpower at Issue in Penns Grove  May, 2009
Down on manpower, the Penns Grove Police Department is "drying up" overtime and ...

Franklin Twp. Employees Trying to Negotiate Away Layoffs    May, 2009
The leaders of five unions have agreed to negotiate with Franklin in order to avoid ...

Oaklyn Police Settle Contract, Agree to 3.5% of Benefits Cost  March, 2009
A years-long wait ends for Oaklyn police and borough administrators as the two sides ...

Vineland Police Settle Contract  March, 2009
VINELAND -- After two years and almost two months, the Police Benevolent Association...

Essex Executive: End Binding Arbitration! February, 2009
Governments at all levels daily face many complex issues that are intensified during difficult...

Vineland Council Postpones Vote on Police Contract  February, 2009
VINELAND -- The rank-and-file officers at the city police department will go without a contract for at least another few weeks. dispatching of police to Monmouth County...

PBA Requests Fairhaven to Delay Decision on Dispatchers  February, 2009
The Borough Council has been asked to postpone a vote scheduled for Feb. 23 on shifting the...

Camden County CO's Refuse to Yield   February, 2009
Pushed to make concessions in a declining economy, at least one Camden County union "is not giving anything up," a county labor organizer said Monday.

Daily Journal: Give Vineland Cops Raise  February, 2009
Vineland City Council soon will have to decide whether to approve a four-year police contract for rank and file officers.

'Mini Revolt' Gets Chief's Contract Approved  January, 2009
It took a mini-revolt by Borough Council members to get Police Chief Len Guida's three-year contract ratified.

Mayor on Recent Arbitration Award  January, 2009
Sadly, on that same day, I read about police receiving pay increases to exceed 16 percent over four years in Closter ("Cops to get 16 percent...

Bernardsville Back to Drawing Board with Contract  January, 2009
With the arrival of the new year, the entire borough police department is back to square one as far as working without a current pay contract.

Arbitrator Awards Closter PD a 4-Year Contract with 4% Per Year  January, 2009
An arbitrator has awarded Closter police a wage hike exceeding 16 percent over four years at a time when borough officials are begging for more state money.

Lower Twp. PD Lands 3.7, 3.75, 3.75, 3.75 Up to 2011  December, 2008
LOWER TOWNSHIP - The campaign goal of independents Mike Beck and Kevin Lare to cut the cost of government, especially high labor costs, was dealt a serious ...

Vineland Approaching Two Years Without Contract  December, 2008
VINELAND -- With the city's police union nearing the two-year mark since its contract expired, the members are becoming more anxious for settlement. 

Cape May Sheriffs Officers Settle Contract  December, 2008
CREST HAVEN — Four sergeants and 33 sheriff's officers in the county Sheriff's Department, who are members of Police Benevolent Association Local 59, ratified a ...

Millville Officials Meet Behind Closed Doors over Stalled Contract Talks  November, 2008
MILLVILLE – City commissioners met in closed session Monday night after the regular City Commission meeting to discuss contract negotiations on the four city unions without contracts.

AC Police, Fire Chiefs Get Deals in Days Before Election  November, 2008
ATLANTIC CITY - Mayor Scott Evans' administration signed off on several new public safety contracts in the days before Tuesday's election to choose his successor, including one for Evans' boss-to-be.

Police Contract Still on the Table in Bernardsville  November, 2008
BERNARDSVILLEBorough officials and local police continue to disagree over the terms of a new contract to replace the pact that expired Dec. 31, with the sticking point reportedly being the number of years the new police contract would cover.

Police Contract on Audubon's Agenda  November, 2008
The Audubon Borough Commission focused on administrative actions during the public portion of the municipal caucus on Tuesday. No action was expected on police department personnel issues and various other pending contract items held for closed discussion by the commission.

Op/Ed: Vineland Officers Would Have Accepted Fair Contract  November, 2008
I have great respect for former Vineland Mayor Perry Barse, just as I do for Mayor Robert Romano. However, as the wife of a Vineland police officer, I must respond to Mayor Barse's contention that the PBA felt it was better off waiting to negotiate with Mayor Romano to try to settle its contract.

New Contract Lowers Starting Salary for Ocean City Officers  October, 2008
New police officers will make nearly $5,000 less under the contract City Council approved this week.  The contract with the Policemen's Benevolent Association Local 61 also reflects a move to the state health-insurance system.

Police Contract Key Issue in Loch Harbor  October, 2008
LOCH ARBOUR — This village of 280 people must choose by the end of next year which outside police department should help protect its eight blocks. The town's contract with Ocean Township will be up after 13 years, and the two winners in the Board of Trustees Nov. 4 race will help make that decision.

 

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