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Today, Sept. 25, 2012, Chief Danny Garcia met with PLEA and announced that he was denying our Class D uniform grievance filed on behalf of over 100 rank and file Officers. We were told effective Oct. 1st, class D uniforms... Read More

What Does a “Collaborative Labor/Management Relationship” Look Like? By Joe Clure, PLEA President This was the question asked of me recently by Assistant City Manager Ed Zuercher.  It was a follow-up to my expressing my complete disappointment and frustration in the total... Read More

Pride By Will Buividas, PLEA Treasurer After viewing the most recent video message from Chief Danny Garcia on the PD website, it’s good to know that, once again, we have PRIDE as Phoenix Police Officers. Apparently for the last 15 years our pride... Read More

On October 3, 2012, PLEA Vice President Ken Crane, Treasurer/Chief Negotiator Will Buividas, and Secretary Frank Marino attended the Level 3.5 Grievance Meeting with Chief Garcia and City Labor Relations Director Lori Steward on the Class D Uniform Grievance. The purpose... Read More

Recognizing the True Cost of Low Morale The following article was published in the Sept. 2012 edition of Police Chief Magazine (the official magazine of the International Association of Chiefs of Police) and is reprinted here with permission. By David Cruickshank, Chief Executive Officer,... Read More