Kristen Johnson of the Jamestown Post-Journal reports that the Jamestown City Council has voted in favor of a pay raise for the Kendall Club Police Benevolent Association. The raise comes in the form of a 3% retroactive increase for 2008 and an additional 3% increase for 2009. The contract was passed in order to avoid arbitration which, city officials claim, would almost certainly end in an even higher pay increase for the officers.The City Council no doubt feels bullied. Binding arbitration is a union's best friend that keeps local officials powerless to control spending, despite outside factors such as budget shortfalls and economic slides.
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