See you in court
“Why can’t we fire all those lazy union thugs? What do you mean “legal contract?” I’m in charge and what I say goes! And anyone that doesn’t like it can pack up and move to France with all the other communists!”
Generally speaking, the whole point of collective bargaining and labor negotiations is to afford employees some protection from things like arbitrary termination, mistreatment by superiors and employers and so on and so forth. But in Conewago Township in Adams County, Pennsylvania up is down and night is day – at least as far as the impact of the contract between employer and employees.
According to a report from ABC affiliate WHTM, a collective bargaining agreement was signed between Conewago Township and its police department in August of 2013. Police say that ever since officers have been mistreated, ridiculed and retaliated against repeatedly.
According to a lawsuit filed this week by the Conewago Township Police Officers Association, township supervisors have acted in “a pattern of retaliation, unprofessionalism, and abusive conduct” because they know have to play by the rules and the terms of the agreement.
The lawsuit alleges instances of vulgar name-calling and directions from the chief of police to fire or “paper” chosen officers without cause or due process.
The contract as it stands will expire in December of 2017.
Attorneys representing the township did not want to talk about any of this when contacted by reporters.
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