Officers ‘angry and frustrated’ as city approves changes to police pension plan: union | CBC News
officers, their families and their retired colleagues, the Winnipeg
Police Association’s plea for the city to leave the police pension
unchanged came up empty.
In
a close decision, city council voted 9-7 in favour of a motion that
would make amendments to the police pension plan,
including removing overtime as pensionable salary.
Heated debate
on the proposal had been going on for weeks, with the cash-strapped
city arguing it will save millions, while the union said the move would
violate a collective agreement.
Winnipeg Police Association
president Maurice Sabourin said the changes are a slap in the face to
the city’s police officers, as crime continues to escalate in Winnipeg
and officers are facing an increasing workload, stress and illness.