"After tense negotiations marked by charges of sabotage and retaliation, San Jose police have reached a tentative agreement with the city for a significant pay raise over the next three years. The deal still needs to be approved by the union and City Council, which could happen later this month. If approved, San Jose Police Officers' Association members would see 7% raises this year, 5% next year and 3% the following year. Additional raises after that have not been set."
"It comes after the police union in recent months launched scathing rebukes against City Hall and SJPD leadership over cuts to overtime pay and officer discipline. In July, the union blasted City Manager Jennifer Maguire - who is tasked with absorbing the strain of a structural budget deficit - for making top-down cuts to overtime pay for the department's Bureau of Investigations. The union called the decision "sabotage" against major crimes investigations and "retaliation" against labor leaders for exercising their bargaining rights."
San Jose police and the city reached a tentative three-year agreement providing 7% raises this year, 5% next year and 3% the following year; additional raises are not set. The deal requires union ratification and City Council approval, possibly later this month. The agreement follows months of union rebukes over cuts to overtime pay and officer discipline, including accusations of "sabotage" and "retaliation" tied to Bureau of Investigations overtime reductions. The union also alleged incompetence and corruption after a deputy chief altered personnel records that led to an officer's termination. The tentative contract adds discipline-procedure changes, a systematic plan to reduce overtime, and delegation of certain 9-1-1 calls related to homelessness, mental health, welfare checks and juvenile disturbances to non-police staff.
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