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A workgroup is meeting Monday night to discuss the legal implications of and concerns about a draft resolution that would allow Richmond Public Schools teachers to collectively bargain. In late September, three Richmond School Board members announced support for a collective bargaining resolution which was formally introduced in October.
In a 5-4 vote, the board voted in support of a committee comprised of three school board members, the school board attorney, members of the Richmond Education Association or Virginia Education Association and various RPS employees.
After night the clashes in portland were relentless. many police officers felt targeted. >> morale, i think, is at an all-time low. >> reporter: the precinct where this officer works is boarded up more than a year after george floyd's murder. >> we're being held responsible for the actions of an officer that's across the country. i don't think that's fair. >> reporter: since last july, at least 15 portland officers have left the force and are resigning or retiring. there are barely 800 left. just last week, members of the city's rapid response team resigned from that unit after one officer was...
Feel like they are not supported by public officials. >> war of words broken out in portland which has 124 officer vacancies, darrell turner, head of the union, cops are handcuffed by elected officials when policing parades. to help recruitment many departments across the country are easing rules barring facial hair and tattoos, some no longer requiring degrees or all the testing, there's also a bidding war as departments like belview washington are paying 16,000 bonus looking for more support from politicians and public. >> it's all about building relationships. >> good officers are gets back...
Where an officer was hit by a bucket as he made an arrest n a tweet today vice president pence called the conduct disgraceful, anticonsentment appears on the rise, maybe in blue line from portland, oregon to portland, maine. 23,000 fewer sworn officers than 2013, the good economy may be one reason but officers point to something else, politics and lack of support for those who wear the badge. >> police officers are being held to standard. >> they are not supported by public officials. >> war of words broke out in portland who has 124 officer vacancy, darrell turner, head of the union, cops are...