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applied equally and without discrimination. This removes the unfortunate reality that favoritism may lead to certain police officers receiving a lesser discipline while others might receive a harsher penalty for the same conduct.
After an arbitrator conducts the hearing and the parties are allowed to present all of their evidence, both sides will file a post-hearing brief. The Lodge’s attorney will incorporate the facts from the hearing and combine them with legal support as to why the grievance should be sustained. Arbitrators typically (although not always) issue a decision within 30-60 days after the briefs are filed. Once issued, a decision generally is final and binding on the parties. This process plays out on a regular basis — often leading to positive results.
So let’s review our 2019 docket to date. The Lodge typically schedules three to four arbitration hearings each month, with more being added if earlier cases have been postponed. Over the past year, the Lodge successfully settled and/or received fa- vorable decisions in nearly 90 percent of those cases. In disci- pline cases, this has resulted in police officers receiving shorter suspensions or, in many cases, having punishments overturned entirely. Meanwhile, in contract interpretation cases, the results vary from back pay for unpaid overtime or lost work opportuni- ties to a finding that the City has violated various provisions and must cease and desist.
What these numbers show is that while the City continues to violate police officers’ rights under the contract, time and time again the Lodge aggressively protects its members from the City’s illegal conduct. And it will continue to do so in the years ahead.
2019 has been a very active year. Wishing all the men and women of the police department a safe, happy and prosperous holiday season!
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