A deal is no longer a deal
In the old days, when contract negotiations between police associations and the city or county or state hit a snag what would usually happen is that the matter would be settled by and arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators. That’s what happened recently in Tulsa, Oklahoma – arbitrators decided in favor of giving new Tulsa Police Department hires a paltry two-and-a-half percent raise with 60 percent of the force getting no raises at all. But these day’s a deal is no longer a deal. All the mayor has to do is call a “special election” for another chance to make sure the city wins and the police officers lose.