Arlington Coalition of Police, I.U.P.A. Local #5001, under the strong leadership of President Randall Mason, with their I.U.P.A. Legal Counsel Justin Keating, has negotiated the highest starting pay in their region!<\/p>\n
Significant gains also include:<\/p>\n
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- $250 stipend for officers who report to the county on snow days<\/li>\n
- K9 stipend raised from $80 per paycheck to $360 per paycheck<\/li>\n
- Buying years of service for retirement purposes lowered from 2080 hours annually to 1950 hours annually<\/li>\n
- Court premium hours will not be associated with any time of day and the minimum will be paid in all circumstances<\/li>\n
- Officers will receive three times the rate of pay for mandatory holdovers<\/li>\n
- Improvements to service-connected disability benefits<\/li>\n
- And more (see images for more details)!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
On this, Arlington Coalition of Police, I.U.P.A. Local #5001 President Randall Mason stated, \u201cACOP is really excited to come to a resolution with this CBA and avoid arbitration for the second time.\u00a0 This collective bargaining agreement was an example of the two parties working together to a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mason continued, \u201cWe currently have 75 vacancies out of 376 positions.\u00a0 We looked at where we were losing our officers and why we were getting passed up for other jurisdictions.\u00a0 The cost of living in Arlington is too high for about two thirds of our officers.\u00a0 We needed to give potential officers a reason to travel through other jurisdictions to work in Arlington.\u201d<\/p>\n
He closed with, \u201cOur new CBA and pay scale addresses those issues and we believe will help to start filling our vacancies.\u00a0 In less than a week since announcing the new CBA, we have already seen an increase in applications. This is only a one-year agreement and we’re looking forward to addressing additional concerns next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several news organizations published stories about this impressive accomplishment!<\/p>\n
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- FOX5: Arlington County Police Department raising starting salary for officers<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Zebra: Arlington County Raises Police Starting Salary to $90,012 \u2014 Highest in the Region<\/a><\/li>\n
- ABC 7: Arlington County police officers to receive highest starting salary in DMV area by 2026<\/a><\/li>\n
- FOX 5: Arlington County Police Department says starting salary for officers will rise to $90K<\/a><\/li>\n
- ARL Now: ACPD starting salaries increase to $90K starting next summer<\/a><\/li>\n
- Arlington, Virginia\u2019s Website: Police Starting Salary Raised to Highest in Region<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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- FOX5: Arlington County Police Department raising starting salary for officers<\/a><\/li>\n