July 9, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Judge: Detroit does not have to bargain with police union
By Karen Bouffard
Detroit News Lansing Bureau
Lansing? The city of Detroit is not required to bargain with the Detroit Police Officers Association, whose contract expired June 30, a judge ruled Monday.
The ruling by Ingham County Circuit Judge Paula Manderfield means the union's 2,130 members have no idea how much they are being paid. A different judge last week ordered the city to continue paying police officers under terms of their old contract until Monday's hearing, but that injunction was lifted Monday.
"The city has not revealed their terms of employment," association President Joe Duncan said when asked if the city has offered a labor agreement for police. "You'd have to ask the city that."
Manderfield said forcing Detroit into binding arbitration could hinder the city's economic recovery.
Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120709/METRO01/207090416#ixzz20Ab7RehP
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