Posted By Abe Asher on Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 3:25 PM click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Fix SAPD Opponents of Fix SAPD s petition drive hold up signs at a polling site where volunteers collected signatures last fall. The head of the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) is dismissing a recent call for the FBI to look into alleged harassment of volunteers working for a ballot initiative that would strip the union of its ability to engage in collective bargaining. In a statement provided to the
Current, SAPOA President Danny Diaz called allegations that the union intimidated police accountability activists baseless. He added that supporters of Fix SAPD the group backing the ballot measure have been both verbally and physical
Posted By Abe Asher on Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:32 AM click to enlarge James Dobbins Protesters march by a San Antonio police officer at a demonstration last year. Police accountability activists have asked the FBI to probe the continuous and systemic harassment of volunteers who worked on the petition drive that landed Proposition B on San Antonio s May 1 citywide ballot. That ballot measure hotly opposed by the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) would strip SAPD officers of their ability to collectively bargain for new labor contracts. Supporters of the proposition say it s needed to rein in the union s protection of bad cops.
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