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		<title>Topics with the Chief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, Eric and I met with the Chief on Monday. We discussed the recent loss of several off-duty jobs due to the new contract. The Chief stated he would call several off-duty employers to clarify the contract with them and determine why they no longer want to hire Raleigh police officers. We discussed several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=38</link>
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		<title>Proposed Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, Last week I sent an email out regarding the proposed budget. While the budget was not what we had hoped for it did maintain some of our important benefits including the educational incentive and longevity pay, both were on the table for possible elimination. From your responses and what we discussed at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=37</link>
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		<title>The Employer-Employee Cooperation Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, There was very good news at our Teamster local meeting this morning. The Employer-Employee Cooperation Act was introduced in the Senate this week and is likely to pass. A similar bill was introduced in the House earlier this month and also has enough votes to pass. President Obama is expected to sign the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=36</link>
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		<title>PBA Email</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, Below is an email from Narley Cashwell, President of the PBA, to his members. I have never been critical of the PBA in emails and have made numerous efforts to work in collaboration with the PBA to promote and support the working cop. It is unfortunate and disappointing to read the PBA continuing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=35</link>
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		<title>Overview of Our Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow members, I want to give everyone an overview of our meeting on Wednesday night. First, we discussed the Van Meter pilot evaluation. There was great concern and confusion on how the evaluation would work and if it would be tied to pay. We all agreed that there are clear inconsistencies and it is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=34</link>
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		<title>January Meeting Has Been Canceled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, The January RPPA meeting has been canceled. Our next meeting will be February 3rd, 2010, 1900 hrs at the Teamster Union Hall on Angus Dr. As usual the Teamster Local meeting will be on Saturday January 16, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at the Teamster Union Hall. As the decade comes to an end and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=33</link>
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		<title>REMEMBER TO STAY SAFE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PARKLAND, Wash. â€” A gunman burst into a coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush. Pierce County Sheriff&#8217;s spokesman Ed Troyer said officers were looking for one male suspect who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=32</link>
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		<title>National Collective Bargaining Law Close To Being Passed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Members, The article below is pretty accurate concerning collective bargaining. One point I think he down plays is the power unions will have with this collective bargaining bill. Many union leaders in strong states do not realize how little power we have in North Carolina. Now I realize we will not have near the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=31</link>
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		<title>Assorted Topics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow members, Yesterday we lost a key ally in our fight for better pay. Rodger Koopman was a strong proponent for police officers. He forced this City manager to conduct a comprehensive pay study comparing RPD to major police departments across the county. I was able to give input as to which cities would be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=30</link>
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		<title>Federal Collective Bargaining Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow members, Our August meeting has been canceled. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1900 hrs at the Teamster Union Hall. Please read the below article about the federal collective bargaining bill that may pass in the near future. Rick Armstrong DURHAM &#8212; Mayors of the state&#8217;s major cities look to be trying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rppalocal391.com/?p=29</link>
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