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Food Tax Issue

| PLEA News
From the onset, PLEA has stood with and by our community partners at Citizens for Phoenix in addressing public safety staffing, fiscal responsibility, and care for the vulnerable in our city.  The food tax was a temporary stop-gap measure to... Read More

Entering the Shark Tank

| PLEA News
It was announced yesterday Sept. 14, 2011, that Phoenix Police Commander Rob Handy had been selected as the new Chief of the San Bernardino Police department.  Commander Handy was selected and approved by 4 out of the 7 San Bernardino... Read More

PLEA Prevails at PERB Hearing

| PLEA News
In April of 2009 rank and file police officers working in the Phoenix Police department's Public Affairs Bureau were informed by their Commander that officer positions within the bureau would be eliminated. It was communicated to the officers holding PIO... Read More

PLEA’S Response to Wes Gullet’s Accusation of Tax Dollars being used to Fund Union Activities

| PLEA News
Recent comments made by Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullet seem to indicate that he believes union officials in the city of Phoenix are abusing taxpayer dollars.  Mr. Gullet along with the Goldwater Institute would like everyone to believe that the... Read More

PLEA addresses City Council on Food Tax and Jail Excise Tax

| PLEA News
On Tuesday October 25, 2011 PLEA executive board members Ken Crane and Frank Marino addressed the Phoenix City Council regarding our concerns over abolishing the 2% emergency food tax and reductions or elimination of the jail excise tax. (more…)

ABC 15 Investigates Problems with Pension Fund

| PLEA News
Ron Snodgrass.  PPSLA sick leave conversion.  Double Dipping Managers.  Billion dollar losses.  What do all these have in common: Jack Cross.  It was Mr. Cross who was at the helm when Ron Snodgrass approached the pension fund manager with the... Read More