The police department s unionized members officers, sergeants and lieutenants have been working without a contract since Sept. 31, 2019. Negotiations between the union and city officials have dragged on for more than two years with no clear end in sight. We don t feel they ve been given the full story since Jan. 1, 2019, said K-9 Officer Ryan Back, the Fraternal Order of Police president.
More than half of Lakeland officers make less than $50K a year
The main points of contention between the police and city officials are wages and benefits. Lakeland s officers have worked without a pay raise since 2019, according to Bill Lawless, a spokesman for Florida State Fraternal Order of Police that has represented the police union since October.
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