Posted: Monday, 19 May 2008 6:31PM
Pay Hike Set for New York Police Rookies
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Union officials say a state arbitration panel has awarded the city's police officers a retroactive pay raise of about 10 percent over two years.
The decision announced Monday boosts top pay to $65,382 from $59,588 and starting salaries by more than $10,000, to $35,881. The New York Police Department had blamed low starting pay for recent recruitment woes.
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch called the decision disappointing because ``it does not go far enough toward making our pay competitive with other police departments.''
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the ruling ``gives our dedicated and hardworking police officers much deserved raises.''
The pay hike covers August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2006, meaning a new contract still must be negotiated. |
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