Better than nothing
In New York, Syracuse police officers have reached a new labor contract with the city, more than three years after the old one expired. The 428 Syracuse police officers will have to pay about twice as much for health insurance, but will get two percent raises for 2013, 2014 and 2015. “I don’t think either side is ecstatic. We’ve had better contracts, we’ve had worse contracts,” said Jeff Piedmonte, president of the Syracuse PBA, the officer’s union. “I think it’s a fair contract on both sides; it puts it behind us.”