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Recently, the membership was asked to vote on proposed changes to the PLEA bylaws.  Just under 200 PLEA members voted.  The proposed changes to Article II Sections 1-4 were passed 146-45. The addition of section 8 to Article II passed... Read More

Today, the City and PLEA jointly filed impasse with the Phoenix Employment Relations Board.  With the exception of last year, PLEA and the City have declared impasse almost every contract year.  Over the next two weeks, a federal mediator will... Read More

Concerns of Police Survivors, (C.O.P.S.) Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides... Read More

In 2009, PLEA and others on the department sounded the alarm regarding questionable kidnapping statistics after the department had repeatedly reported that there were 358 kidnappings in the City of Phoenix in 2008.  That number was subsequently used to secure... Read More

The selection for a new Police Chief has been narrowed to four final candidates.  Final interviews were concluded on Tuesday, March 13th.  The final four candidates are: (internal); Interim Chief Joe Yahner and Asst. Chief Kevin Robinson and: (external); former... Read More

The City Council gives money to Veolia for bus driver’s raises, while refusing to restore promised Police Officer concessions. On Thursday, March 15th, 2012, the Phoenix City Council voted to relax standards for transit operator Veolia. The result is Veolia will... Read More