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I'm not trying to give you crap like they did on the rant, but what exactly do you think can be accomplished?  I dont know if you made it to the last meeting, I didnt, so if im wrong feel free to correct me. I was told by my delegate that they were workin on adjusting our pay rate to the third step, but was vague on the time frame, maybe a couple of weeks.  If this is true I would find that acceptable.  If we are moved to the third step and move to the 5th step by 8/10, when the pba's contract tops out then we would be well above a top pay cop at that point.

50%??? So half of all sgts were hired in the last two years? Come on guy! It's actually about a quarter of the SBA, approximately 1200 of us. All issues regarding pay structure are very close to being resolved. The SBA filed thier grievance months ago. There was a delegates meeting about a week ago to discuss the issue. The most likely outcome will be that a large portion of those 1200 sgts will lose a step to top pay....so it will be 3 years to top pay instead of 4. I'd take that in a heartbeat as It would put me only 9 months away from the big raise. The other option discussed was some type of retroactive compensation. The city is willing to make some adjustment but givebacks will be necessary from the entire membership. Does a guy who is already at top pay want to give anything back for a new sgt? I dunno...remains to be seen. I was told an emergency delegates meeting could occur as quickly as within the next three weeks to resolve the entire issue. I suggest you talk to your delegate and inquire about the contents of the last delegate meeting. I believe it was 01/24 but I could be off by a few days.