STATEMENT FROM ALOK MUKHERJEE, CHAIR
TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOARD
Toronto - The Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Association are currently engaged in contract arbitration. Yesterday, Arbitrator William Kaplan issued an award which provided an interim wage increase of three percent (3%) to the base pay rates of Toronto Police Association members. This increase is retroactive to January 1, 2008.
The Board would like to thank the arbitrators for the important role they have played so far in this matter. We support this interim award, and recognize that it is taking a long time to negotiate the new contract. We will implement the interim wage increase as soon as possible.
As we continue the negotiation and arbitration processes, the Board remains committed to achieving a fair collective agreement that appropriately compensates our members and is fair to the people of Toronto. We must also ensure that any outcome allows for the efficient and effective delivery of policing services that the people of Toronto deserve.
