AOC is speaking out the NYPD’s latest contract, which would push many cops to top income brackets as the city is in the process of defunding crucial public goods like education and health care.
on Wednesday. “What they aren’t telling you is that under the new NYC contract, many rank and file officers will now be in the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. The catch? It’s being paid for with devastating budget cuts to public schools, libraries, affordable housing, healthcare, and more,” she said.finding that, under the new $5.
5 billion contract between the NYPD and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, police with five and a half years in their positions will receive a base salary of $130,000, or a pay raise of about 50 percent.
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