Article: Police union ballot measure in limbo.

Byline: Howard Decker

Apr. 5--BARSTOW -- A proposed ballot measure by the police union to raise officer salaries is in limbo, but has not been dropped.The Barstow Police Officers Association (BPOA) concluded a new contract with the city last month but the ballot initiative has not been forgotten, BPOA President, Officer Ray Warren, said."We put it on hold for a while," he said. The union was involved with difficult contract negotiations, he said, and union members thought the ballot initiative needed to be postponed.Police salaries are still a sticking point with union members, he said. "When we started (pushing the ballot measure) we were 20 percent ...

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