St. Louis County Police sues county seeking to hasten negotiations
CLAYTON • The bargaining agent representing St. County Police officers accelerated its bid for a new contract Friday in court papers charging that St. Louis County has intentionally stalled negotiations on a pact for the rank and file.
“We entered this process with high hopes and have given the (County Administrator Charlie) Dooley Administration every opportunity to move this process along,” St. Louis County Police Association President Gabe Crocker said in a prepared statement. “It has become apparent that this administration is simply not interested in addressing the needs of police officers and their families.”
In the nine-page brief submitted Friday, the association asked the St. Louis County Circuit Court to order the county to “immediately” enter into “good faith” collective bargaining.
The association also asked the court to appoint a special master to oversee the negotiations.
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