Poughkeepsie Police Working Without Contract Or Raises

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- It's the fourth year the PBA and Poughkeepsie officials haven't agreed to a contract, and the fifth police officers aren't getting a cost of living raise, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Police officers in Poughkeepsie are working without a contract.
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Donna Christopher

01/05/2016 10:30 a.m.

The new Common Council is supposed to approve a contract this month and if they can't, a state arbitrator could be brought in, reports the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Police Chief Ronald Knapp said overall crime is down and working without a contract is bad for the department's morale, says the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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