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City and police union still stuck on discipline with one contract negotiation session to go
No compromise in sight on reforming appeals process for fired cops; final bargaining session Monday
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SAN ANTONIO – The city and police union continue to butt heads over how much power an arbitrator should have to reinstate fired San Antonio police officers.
The city’s goal to reform the appeals process and make it harder for fired cops to get their jobs back has been the biggest and stickiest issue of the ongoing contract negotiation. With just one scheduled negotiation session left on Monday, April 19, the two sides still haven’t found a compromise.
Garcia: Treviño bucks council precedent, backs his colleague s challenger
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District 2 incumbent Jada Andrews-Sullivan speaks as Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, listens during the D2 Presidents Round Table at Southwest Preparatory School on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Eleven candidates discussed what they could accomplish if elected to represent District 2 on San Antonio City Council. The D2 Presidents Round Table consists of neighborhood presidents from several areas within District 2.Billy Calzada, Staff / Staff Photographer
Thunder only happens when it’s raining. Players only love you when they’re playing. And San Antonio council members never endorse you when you’re running against one of their colleagues.
Police reform is a hot topic nationwide and in San Antonio, where voters will soon decide whether to approve a controversial measure that would strip the police union of its collective bargaining ability. Reform advocates say approving Proposition B will improve accountability and what's seen as a flawed system for disciplining officers who break the rules. Those opposed argue the loss of bargaining rights would limit the department's recruiting ability, which they say would result in fewer officers and more crime on the streets of San Antonio.