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As you may know, PLEA has been served with a lawsuit filed by the Goldwater Institute challenging that part of our agreement with the City to provide release time to your PLEA representatives.  An attack of this nature on PLEA... Read More

By: Will Buividas Treasurer / Chief Contract Negotiator It seems every day that the attacks on public employees are growing.  What started back East and in the Midwest has most certainly made its way to Arizona, in particular, Phoenix.  It’s not... Read More

In an Arizona Republic editorial by Republic columnist Ed Montini dated Dec 15, 2011, Mr. Montini examines the issue of the Goldwater Institute lawsuit against PLEA and the City for alleged violations of the "gifting" clause of the Arizona Constitution.... Read More

On Tuesday December 20, 2011, PLEA organized and participated in the "Shop with a Cop" program held at the Target store located at Spectrum Mall.  This event gave an opportunity for 30 deserving kids from the local community to partner... Read More

On Wednesday December 21, 2011, representatives from the MCSO Advisory Posse met with and presented a $15,000 memorial fund check to Officer Tony Daley and his wife Stephanie.  Tony recently sustained serious injuries in the line of duty while responding... Read More

Always on the cutting edge of police use of force analysis, the staff from Force Science Research Institute have recently produced and released a 17-minute video to combat commonly held public myths regarding police shootings. The video discusses controversial topics... Read More