Proposition B battle heats up as early voting begins
Proposition B is about changing the way the City of San Antonio negotiates contract provisions with police officers. Author: Sue Calberg Updated: 6:49 PM CDT April 19, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Two camps with opposite views are working harder than ever to win votes in a hard-fought campaign involving the police department.
Early voting started Monday for the May 1 city election, so both supporters and opponents of Proposition B are in the heat of an emotional battle for votes.
Proposition B is about changing the way the City of San Antonio negotiates contract provisions with police officers.
Apr 20, 2021
San Antonio city officials and the police union are agreeing to extend their contract talks more than two-weeks. The original 60-day period for collective bargaining talks will end on April 27th. Representatives of the city and the San Antonio Police Officers Association have agreed to keep the talks going through May 12th. The current contract expires on September 30th and has an eight-year evergreen clause. Still to be resolved are the matters of wages, health care costs, and reforming the appeals process for fired SAPD officers.
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In San Antonio, Police Reformers Square Off with the Cops’ Union
A proposal to end collective bargaining, on the ballot May 1, aims to spur police accountability in Texas’ second-largest city.
Protesters chant Hands up, don t shoot! in San Antonio, on June 3, 2020, as they march in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Eric Gay
A proposal to end collective bargaining, on the ballot May 1, aims to spur police accountability in Texas’ second-largest city.
Protesters chant Hands up, don t shoot! in San Antonio, on June 3, 2020, as they march in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Eric Gay
One would allow the city to use bonds for any public purpose,” which can include affordable housing programs. The second and most-debated is Proposition B, which if approved would strip the San Antonio Police Officers Association of the right to bargain collectively with the city.
Election Day is May 1.
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