Negotiators debate promotions eligibility and longevity pay changes
Laredo negotiators discussed changing promotional eligibility windows and longevity-pay language that negotiators warned could strip benefits from current officers; parties agreed to draft language to grandfather current personnel and to rehearse 90/45-day test-signup triggers.
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Negotiators at a Laredo police bargaining session spent substantial time considering changes to promotion eligibility and longevity pay that union representatives said could remove benefits from current employees. Committee member (speaker 1) asked whether changes would apply retroactively; staff and agency officials agreed that the draft intended to grandfather those already pinned but suggested specifying an effective date for new hires. "It's going to 15 months, getting in after 5 years of service," Moderator (speaker 2) said while outlining proposed time-in-grade language.
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