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Article: NSW: Police pay rise is within budget, treasurer says
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 29, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-29-2009
NSW: Police pay rise is within budget, treasurer says
By Stephanie Gardiner
SYDNEY, Aug 29 AAP - The NSW government says a pay rise for police officers is within
the state's budget and denies rushing the negotiations to stop a mass protest.
NSW Police Association president Bob Pritchard says the union's executive has agreed
to a two-year deal that would give the state's 15,700 officers a four per cent increase
over both the 2010 and 2011 financial years.
Police wanted double the 2.5 per cent wage rise offered earlier by the government but
rejected a proposed trade-off in which they would lose some entitlements.
The government wanted police to ...