Monday, March 5, 2012

POLICE TO REVIEW OPTIONS UNION TALKS STALLED OVER DENTAL PLAN.(Local)

Byline: Gary Sheffer Staff writer

Unionized police officers will meet again Monday

to decide what course to take in their contract standoff with the city.

James Tuffey, president of the Albany Police Officers Union, said the city stood by a dental plan offer Friday that is at the crux of the breakdown in contract talks.

"The city - through its negotiator - told us to take it or leave it," Tuffey said. "They're trying to provoke us. They're putting out a challenge to us and we'll just have to see what happens Monday."

Tuffey said he did not know if the union would take any job action but said it was ready to do "whatever was …

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