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The Metro Police Department’s uniformed officers have officially agreed to forgo a cost-of-living raise next year.
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association overwhelmingly ratified the contract the union negotiated with Metro that gives up a cost-of-living increase for the fiscal year that begins July 1, Executive Director Chris Collins said. Voting ended Sunday, he said. The union’s existing four-year contract expires on June 30.
“It was the right thing to do in theses times,” Collins said. “I knew the troops would come up and do the right thing."
The union represents 2,700 uniformed Metro officers. About one-third of them voted, which is a high turnout, Collins said. Normally, only 10 percent of the members vote on union contracts, he said.
The one-year contract maintains step increases for officers with less than 10 years on the force, he said. Those increases, which reward experience and increased skill, amount to 4 percent a year.
In addition, he said, health benefits will remain the same in the new contract.
The union and Metro agreed to a one-year contract and will probably continue to do so until the economy turns around, Collins said.
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