JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Camden County, New Jersey Corrections Officers

• 2006, 3.9%
• 2007, 3.75%
• 2008, 3.75%
• 2009, 2.9%
• 2010, No increase
• 2011, 2.9%
• 2012, 2.9%

• Requires current and retired employees to contribute towards health insurance.
• Raises doctor and prescription co-pays.
• Eliminates step increases for new employees by restructuring their salary scale.
• Places a cap on unused sick time that can be sold back.

Evanston, Illinois Police Department

• March 2009, 2.5%
• March 2010, 2%
• September 2011, 1%

• Arbitrated decision. Police will forgo pay for one holiday (the day after Thanksgiving) in 2010-11. In addition, police could lose two additional holidays in the current fiscal year based upon the City’s economic picture.

Rockford, Illinois Police Department

• July 2009, No increase
• July 2010, 2%
• October 2011, 2%

• Arbitrated decision. Employer’s pay proposal was implemented, but employer lost on health insurance. Officers will not have to pay higher deductibles or premiums.

San Antonio, Texas Police Department

• September 2009, No increase
• September 2010, 2%
• 2011, 3% annually
• 2012, 3% annually
• 2013, 3% annually

• Allows for the creation of a fourth shift to put more officers on patrol during heavy call times.
• Significantly increases the amount of training for newly-promoted sergeants.
• Adds promotional assessments that are performance-based instead of relying only on multiple-choice testing.

Schaumburg, Illinois Fire Department

• May 1, 2008, 3.5%
• May 1, 2009, 3.5%
• May 1, 2010, No increase

• The new contract guarantees no firefighter layoffs through April 30, 2011.

Weymouth, Massachusetts Fire Department

• 2008, No increase
• 2009, No increase
• 2010, 6%

• Arbitrated decision.