San Antonio police union quietly spent $600K to defeat Prop B; activists cry foul
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James Dykman, Fix SAPD data and policy analyst, and Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, react to voting numbers during an election results watch party with members of Fix SAPD and supporters of Proposition B at The Friendly Spot in San Antonio on May 1, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Danny Diaz, president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association, speaks at a rally against Proposition B on the May 1 ballot, which would roll back police officer s right to bargain collectively, at Viola s Ventanas on Westover Hills Blvd., on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The San Antonio Black Officers Coalition and the SA Hispanic Officers Organization also joined in at the rally.Marvin Pfeiffer, San Antonio Express-News / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Currently Reading A wake-up call for the union : Close race on Prop B signals need to address discipline in contract, experts say
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People celebrate the defeat of Proposition B, which would have stripped the police union of its ability to collectively bargain with the city, at Blue Cares, the nonprofit community outreach arm of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.Billy Calzada /Staff photographer
Voters’ rejection of Proposition B notched a significant victory for the San Antonio Police Officers Association on Saturday but political experts warned that the razor-thin loss should also “serve as a wake-up call” for the union.
Proposition B defeated by a narrow margin in San Antonio
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Danny Diaz, president of the San Antonio Police Officers Association, tips his hat to his family after announcing that Proposition B, the ballot initiative that would have repealed the police union’s right to collectively bargain, was defeated in the May 1. 2021, election.Billy Calzada /Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Opponents of Proposition B celebrate the defeat of the charter amendment, which would have stripped the San Antonio police union of its right to collectively bargain with the city. The celebration on May 1, 2021, was held at Blue Cares, the nonprofit community outreach arm of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.Billy Calzada /Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less