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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
BERNARDSVILLE — Borough 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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