Vote on CBA Between City of Po and PBA, January 19
On Tuesday, Jan. 19 the City of Poughkeepsie Common Council will vote to either ratify or reject the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the city and the PBA (police union). This binding 5-year contract in no way takes into consideration the reform and reinvention mandated by Executive Order 203, nor does it account for recent police reform laws passed on the state level. It's actually designed to prevent meaningful reform by giving the PBA grounds to sue the city over matters like a civilian review board, something PBA reps have promised to do. We cannot let the rights of tens of thousands of residents and stakeholders be signed away to appease the less than 100 members of the PBA.
ACT NOW. Call AND write the Common Council TODAY. Members' emails and phone numbers can be found here, and you can email CommonCouncilMembers@cityofpoughkeepsie.com to reach them all.
A document with talking points as well as a document with a more comprehensive review of the contract are here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gyy7vcSpt40dkOVqP2X5TypIuoJaNAnFCCRo2biqkxY/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eJDP9QSIywvFL9BtINJppOjh39gmsBJIcyIPwWhILy0/edit?usp=sharing
If you're a city resident, if you work here, if you transact business here, if you spend time here, if you have to routinely pass through, or if you advocate on behalf of those for whom any of these descriptions apply, then you are a stakeholder, and I'm asking you to please take a few minutes out of your day to help with this effort. Thank you.
In solidarity,
Brian Robinson
CEO
Equitable Future, Inc.
EquitableFuture.org