Police officers approve furlough days again
BRIAN BARBER, Tulsa World
Tulsa’s police officers have for a second time approved a contract that includes taking eight unpaid furlough days with the rest of the city’s workforce.
The first vote earlier this month was voided because the contract version contained technical errors that made it violate federal labor laws.
Those were corrected before Monday night’s second vote, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93 President Phil Evans said.
Once again, it passed with more than an 80 percent of the vote, he said.
The furlough days essentially amount to a 3.1 percent cut in pay for each officer, but it was either that or see 48 fellow officers — including the 10 newest academy graduates — laid off from the 781-member force.
Tulsa firefighters also have approved a labor contract that includes the furlough days.
Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090721_298_0_Tulsas812274
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