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(4,462 posts)with the city that will soon enter binding arbitration, and that within the last couple of weeks, the city managed to reach fairly long-term tentative deals with many of the city's uniformed workers, include some related to the NYPD and supportive law enforcement like corrections officers?
http://thechiefleader.com/arbitration-looms-again-in-pba-wage-dispute/article_9cfa6776-127e-11e4-af63-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/uniformed-workers-11-raises-7-years-article-1.2040155
The State and City of New York has very strong labor protections, and there is no exception for the police. In fact, since the police, particularly the NYPD, are so popular and supported, including with majority liberals, they tend to negotiate some of the best contracts. I only wish other city unions were as popular and successful.
You really do not appear to have an understanding of unions and contract negotiations in NYC.
In any event, both liberals and people of color in NYC, just like virtually everyone else, generally clamor, often quite loudly, for more police in their neighborhoods, which is another reason for the success of the police unions. Many of these same people certainly want to see police reforms to eliminate racial disparities in the justice system, but they nevertheless want motivated (i.e., well paid and trained) officers protecting them and their families.
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