Ballot initiative to gut San Antonio police union draws opposition from AFL-CIO
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San Antonio Police Officers Association President-elect John “Danny” Diaz greets an officer as he arrives for a news conference outside the San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, to denounce Fix SAPD’s efforts to gather petition signatures to put a charter amendment that would repeal the police union’s right to collectively bargain with the city.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News
A push to take away the collective bargaining rights of San Antonio police officers at the May ballot box is unexpectedly pitting progressive against progressive.
The matter will appear on the May 1 general election ballot. Author: David Lynch (KENS 5) Published: 6:02 PM CST February 4, 2021 Updated: 1:11 PM CST March 2, 2021
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Note: The above video is from a Jan. 8 story.
A measure that would potentially reform how the San Antonio Police Department operates will be placed before San Antonio voters who head to the polls on May 1, the next general election.
The development comes on the heels of efforts by a local activist group, Fix SAPD, to modify department policies. San Antonio City Clerk Tina Flores said Thursday that Fix SAPD has submitted a petition with the requisite number of signatures to place the matter of repealing collective bargaining rights for police officers on the May 1 ballot.
Feb 5, 2021
Voters will soon decide whether to repeal the collective bargaining rights of San Antonio police officers. City officials announced Thursday that a petition filed by the anti-police group Fix SAPD has been validated with more than 20-thousand signatures. Voters will decide on May 1st whether to opt out of a state law that provides collective bargaining rights for police officers. The San Antonio Police Officers Association opposes the move. Negotiations for a new contract between the city and the union are set to start a week from today.
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With petition certified, voters will decide on repeal of SAPD’s collective bargaining rights
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Fix SAPD group turns in petition to change department’s collective bargaining process with 20,000 signatures
SAN ANTONIO – A petition filed by Fix SAPD was validated Thursday, allowing the potential repeal of San Antonio police officers’ collective bargaining rights, City Clerk Tina Flores announced in news release Thursday.
The validation comes after members of the activist group turned in over 20,000 signatures Jan. 8.
With the petition certified, voters will now choose whether to opt out of a state law that provides collective bargaining rights for San Antonio police officers in the May 1 election. If voters approve the measure, the police union would not have the ability to negotiate collective bargaining agreements, a contract between the union and the city on how wages and the discipline pr