Politics & Government
As Manchester Police Consider Union, City Seeks Outside Attorney
Manchester aldermen will consider emergency legislation Monday to hire an attorney in response to the Eastern Missouri Coalition of Police's request to represent Manchester police as officers consider unionizing. View full agenda here.
The Manchester Board of Aldermen is set to meet Monday night.
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Manchester police have expressed a desire to unionize.
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Emergency legislation is being requested Monday for the city to retain an outside attorney concerning the matter. According to documents included with Monday night's agenda, the action is in response to a request by the Eastern Missouri Coalition of Police, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 15, to represent Manchester police in regard to collective bargaining.
Alderman Paul Hamill, who is sponsoring the bill to retain the specialized labor attorney, said the city is retaining the outside counsel in an effort to make sure that the organizing process is done correctly if it moves forward. Hamill also said the city wants to ensure the majority of the officers do, in fact, support the FOP as their bargaining unit.
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For more details on Monday's meeting see the agenda and supporting documents above included in the PDF portion of this article.
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