{"id":2234921,"date":"2024-05-01T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tentative-seattle-police-contract-increases-wages-for-first-time-in-3-years\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T19:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T23:20:53","slug":"tentative-seattle-police-contract-increases-wages-for-first-time-in-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tentative-seattle-police-contract-increases-wages-for-first-time-in-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle police raise wages after 3-year freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftentative-seattle-police-contract-increases-wages-for-first-time-in-3-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234921&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary of the text mentions a tentative agreement between the City of\u200d Seattle\u200d and\u2062 the Seattle Police Officers Guild for retroactive wage increases. If approved by the city \u2064council, \u2064Seattle \u2062police \u2062officers will receive \u2064a\u2063 1.3% increase for 2021, 6.4% for \u200d2022, \u2063and 15.3% for\u2062 2023. These raises mark\u200c the first\u200d in three years, aiming \u200bto enhance officer \u200brecruitment and retention. The summary\u200c highlights\u200b a tentative agreement between\u200d the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild for retroactive wage rises. If sanctioned\u2062 by the\u200b city council, officers in Seattle \u200cwill experience \u200ba 1.3% hike for 2021, 6.4% for 2022, and 15.3% for 2023. These increments, the first in three years, are designed to bolster officer recruitment and retention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RFK Jr. challenges Biden to take a \u2018no-spoiler pledge\u2019 determining who will drop out\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFynKbuUEZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 A tentative agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild has been submitted to the city council with retroactive wage increases that make Seattle police officers among the most competitively paid in the state.<\/p>\n<p>If the agreement is approved by the city council, Seattle police officers will see wage increases of 1.3% retroactive to 2021, 6.4% retroactive to 2022, and 15.3% retroactive to 2023. These wage increases are the first for Seattle police officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_900c7f28-ee00-11ee-8d42-bbea8bf99b40.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>in three years<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/harrell.seattle.gov\/2024\/04\/29\/mayor-harrell-announces-new-tentative-agreement-to-support-recruitment-and-retention-of-police-officers-boost-accountability-and-expand-civilian-diversification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>news release<\/strong><\/a> from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, the increased wages will help strengthen the city\u2019s ability to retain and recruit qualified police officers.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement only covers the first three years of a potential four-year contract, meaning upcoming negotiations for the year 2024 continue with the assistance of a mediator. <\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Police Department has lost nearly a net of 340 fully trained officers since 2019, with the force now at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-police-staffing-falls-to-lowest-level-in-four-decades-after-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Police staffing hits 40-year low post George Floyd's death.\">lowest staffing level<\/a> since the late 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way to address Seattleites\u2019 concerns about their well-being and safety without fully staffing our police department \u2013 and recruiting the number of officers we need is impossible without paying them a competitive wage,\u201d Seattle City Councilmember Bob Kettle said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>All Seattle police officers required to wear body-worn video cameras after the first pay period in January 2018 will receive an additional 2% of their base monthly, top-step salary, once the contract is approved.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Seattle Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/washington\/article_3d1b4ee0-5330-11ee-8a38-b3387090d61d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>received backlash<\/strong><\/a> from the community for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">body camera footage<\/a> that showed Seattle Police Officers Guild Vice President Daniel Auderer on a phone call making a comment on a Seattle civilian who was hit and killed by a marked Seattle police vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The tentative <a href=\"https:\/\/harrell.seattle.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/04\/Att-1-%E2%80%93-SPOG-Collective-Bargaining-Agreement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>collective bargaining agreement<\/strong><\/a> also adds accountability measures to ensure allegations of misconduct are thoroughly investigated. This includes requiring an arbitrator in discipline appeals when misconduct is found to give deference to the discipline imposed by the police chief.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tentative agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild includes retroactive wage increases, potentially making Seattle officers among the highest-paid in the state. 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